We demonstrated an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.93-μm Cr, Er:YAG laser at liquid nitrogen and room temperature in single-shot free-running operation for the first time. The xenon flash lamp pumped Cr, Er:YAG laser had...We demonstrated an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.93-μm Cr, Er:YAG laser at liquid nitrogen and room temperature in single-shot free-running operation for the first time. The xenon flash lamp pumped Cr, Er:YAG laser had a maximum single pulse energy of 1.414 J, and the threshold and slope efficiency were 141.70 J and 0.70% which were respectively reduced by 29.3% and increased by 52.2% compared with the Er:YAG laser. At liquid nitrogen temperature of 77 K, the maximum single pulse energy of the Fe:ZnSe laser was 197.6 m J, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 13.4%. The central wavelength and full width at half maximum(FWHM) linewidth were 4037.4 nm and 122.0 nm, respectively. At room temperature, the laser generated a maximum single pulse energy of 3.5 mJ at the central wavelength of 4509.6 nm with an FWHM linewidth of 171.5 nm.展开更多
We demonstrate a Fe:ZnSe laser gain-switched by a ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator(OPO) under the pulse repetition frequency of 1 kHz at room temperature. The 2.9 μm signal light of the OPO is employed as the pum...We demonstrate a Fe:ZnSe laser gain-switched by a ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator(OPO) under the pulse repetition frequency of 1 kHz at room temperature. The 2.9 μm signal light of the OPO is employed as the pump for the Fe:ZnSe laser. The maximum output power of the Fe:ZnSe laser is 58 mW with the pulse duration of 2.7 ns under the incident pump power of 280 mW, corresponding to a peak pulse power of 21.5 kW and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 20.7%. The spectrum of the Fe:ZnSe laser has a range of 4030.2–4593.6 nm with a dip at 4187.1–4340.4 nm due to the absorption of CO2.展开更多
We report on a compact,high-efficiency mid-infrared continuous-wave(CW)Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.9μm fiber laser under liquid nitrogen cooling.A maximum output power of 5.5 W and a slope efficiency of up to 66.3%wi...We report on a compact,high-efficiency mid-infrared continuous-wave(CW)Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.9μm fiber laser under liquid nitrogen cooling.A maximum output power of 5.5 W and a slope efficiency of up to 66.3%with respect to the launched pump power were obtained.The overall optical-to-optical(OTO)conversion efficiency,calculated from the output of the 2.9μm fiber laser to the 4μm laser,was as high as~54.5%.The OTO efficiency and the slope efficiency are,to the best of our knowledge,the highest ever reported in Fe:ZnSe lasers.A rate-equation-based numerical model of CW operation was established,and the simulation agreed well with the experiment,identifying the routes used in the experiment for such high efficiency.展开更多
A theoretical model concerning active Q-switching of an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a continuous-wave(CW)2.8μm fiber laser is developed.Calculations are compared with the recently reported experiment results,and good agr...A theoretical model concerning active Q-switching of an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a continuous-wave(CW)2.8μm fiber laser is developed.Calculations are compared with the recently reported experiment results,and good agreement is achieved.Effects of principal parameters,including pump power,output reflectivity,ion concentration and temperature of crystal,on the laser output performance are investigated and analyzed.Numerical results demonstrate that similar to highly efficient CWFe:ZnSe laser,low temperature of the crystal is significant to obtain high peak power Q-switched pulses.The numerical simulation results are useful for optimizing the design of actively Q-switched Fe:ZnSe laser.展开更多
本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具...本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具有效率高、体积小和重量轻等优点,在工业、医疗、军事等方面具有重要应用价值,研制大尺寸、高质量中红外激光晶体和输出波长更长的红外高功率激光泵浦源已成为中红外固体激光器未来发展方向之一。展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61405047)
文摘We demonstrated an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.93-μm Cr, Er:YAG laser at liquid nitrogen and room temperature in single-shot free-running operation for the first time. The xenon flash lamp pumped Cr, Er:YAG laser had a maximum single pulse energy of 1.414 J, and the threshold and slope efficiency were 141.70 J and 0.70% which were respectively reduced by 29.3% and increased by 52.2% compared with the Er:YAG laser. At liquid nitrogen temperature of 77 K, the maximum single pulse energy of the Fe:ZnSe laser was 197.6 m J, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 13.4%. The central wavelength and full width at half maximum(FWHM) linewidth were 4037.4 nm and 122.0 nm, respectively. At room temperature, the laser generated a maximum single pulse energy of 3.5 mJ at the central wavelength of 4509.6 nm with an FWHM linewidth of 171.5 nm.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51572053)the Science Fund for Outstanding Youths of Heilongjiang Province(No.JQ201310)
文摘We demonstrate a Fe:ZnSe laser gain-switched by a ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator(OPO) under the pulse repetition frequency of 1 kHz at room temperature. The 2.9 μm signal light of the OPO is employed as the pump for the Fe:ZnSe laser. The maximum output power of the Fe:ZnSe laser is 58 mW with the pulse duration of 2.7 ns under the incident pump power of 280 mW, corresponding to a peak pulse power of 21.5 kW and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 20.7%. The spectrum of the Fe:ZnSe laser has a range of 4030.2–4593.6 nm with a dip at 4187.1–4340.4 nm due to the absorption of CO2.
基金supported by the Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter(No.SKLLIM1912)。
文摘We report on a compact,high-efficiency mid-infrared continuous-wave(CW)Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.9μm fiber laser under liquid nitrogen cooling.A maximum output power of 5.5 W and a slope efficiency of up to 66.3%with respect to the launched pump power were obtained.The overall optical-to-optical(OTO)conversion efficiency,calculated from the output of the 2.9μm fiber laser to the 4μm laser,was as high as~54.5%.The OTO efficiency and the slope efficiency are,to the best of our knowledge,the highest ever reported in Fe:ZnSe lasers.A rate-equation-based numerical model of CW operation was established,and the simulation agreed well with the experiment,identifying the routes used in the experiment for such high efficiency.
基金the 2021 Annual Instructional Science and Technology Program of Yongzhou(No.2021YZKJ09)the Science Research Project of Hunan Institute of Science and Technology(No.21xky040)。
文摘A theoretical model concerning active Q-switching of an Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a continuous-wave(CW)2.8μm fiber laser is developed.Calculations are compared with the recently reported experiment results,and good agreement is achieved.Effects of principal parameters,including pump power,output reflectivity,ion concentration and temperature of crystal,on the laser output performance are investigated and analyzed.Numerical results demonstrate that similar to highly efficient CWFe:ZnSe laser,low temperature of the crystal is significant to obtain high peak power Q-switched pulses.The numerical simulation results are useful for optimizing the design of actively Q-switched Fe:ZnSe laser.
文摘本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具有效率高、体积小和重量轻等优点,在工业、医疗、军事等方面具有重要应用价值,研制大尺寸、高质量中红外激光晶体和输出波长更长的红外高功率激光泵浦源已成为中红外固体激光器未来发展方向之一。
