Diode-pumped Q-switched Tm:YAP laser with a pump recycling scheme

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作者
Yao, B. Q. [1 ]
Cai, Y. [1 ]
Duan, X. M. [1 ]
Zheng, L. L. [1 ]
Ju, Y. L. [1 ]
Wang, Y. Z. [1 ]
Zhao, G. J. [2 ]
Zong, Y. H. [2 ]
Xu, J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Harbin Inst Technol, Natl Key Lab Tunable Laser Technol, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
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10.1134/S1054660X08100034
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We reported on a diode end-pumped AO Q-switched Tm:YAP laser at 1937 nm. The average output power was 3.9 W, with a slope efficiency of 29.4% and optical-optical conversion efficiency of 21.6% at a 5-kHz repetition rate. The temperature dependency of the output power and the pulse width at different repetition rates were investigated in details.
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页码:1128 / 1130
页数:3
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