Performance of the mid-infrared Q-switched LD side-pumped Er:YSGG MOPA laser

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作者
Ye, Xianlin [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Song [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Liu, Zhengyi [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Ren, Huaijin [2 ,3 ]
Wei, Xingbin [2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Lei [2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Bin [1 ]
Fan, Guobin [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Sichuan Univ, Coll Elect & Informat Engn, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[2] China Acad Engn Phys, Inst Appl Elect, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[3] China Acad Engn Phys, Key Lab Sci & Technol High Energy Laser, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[4] China Acad Engn Phys, Grad Sch, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, Peoples R China
关键词
ER-YAG LASER; MU-M; CONTINUOUS-WAVE; ABLATION; POWER; YSGG;
D O I
10.1364/AO.487675
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on a laser-diode (LD)-pumped master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) mid-infrared laser system based on an LD side-pumped Er:YSGG seed laser that can operate in both free-running and Q-switched regimes. In the free-running mode of the seed laser, the maximum amplified single-pulse energy was 83.4 mJ. In Q-switched mode of the seed laser, a maximum single-pulse energy of 7.8 mJ was achieved at 100 Hz repetition rate with the pulse width of 90 ns, corresponding to the peak power of 86.7 kW and the single-pass amplification factor of 1.66. The results indicate that the LD side-pumped MOPA structure is an effective way to realize a nanosecond similar to 3 mu m mid-infrared laser with high repetition rate and high pulse energy. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group
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页码:3535 / 3541
页数:7
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