Mid-infrared self-Q-switched Er, Pr:CaF2 diode-pumped laser

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作者
Liu, Jingjing [1 ,2 ]
Fan, Xiuwei [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Jie [1 ,2 ]
Ma, Weiwei [3 ,4 ]
Wang, Jingya [3 ,4 ]
Su, Liangbi [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Normal Univ, Sch Phys & Elect, Shandong Prov Key Lab Opt & Photon Device, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China
[2] Shandong Normal Univ, Inst Data Sci & Technol, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Ceram, Synthet Single Crystal Res Ctr, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Ceram, Key Lab Transparent & Optofunct Inorgan Mat, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
MU-M LASER; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; FIBER LASER; SATURABLE ABSORBER; BLACK PHOSPHORUS; CRYSTALS; PERFORMANCE; WAVELENGTH; YB3+; YAG;
D O I
10.1364/OL.41.004660
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diode-end-pumped self-Q-switched mid-infrared laser was demonstrated with Er3+, Pr3+ co-doped CaF2 crystal for, to the best of our knowledge, the first time. Maximum average output power of 262 mW was achieved and the corresponding slope efficiency was 14.9%. Stable self-Q-switched laser pulses as short as 718 ns were obtained with a repetition rate of 52.63 kHz at the center wavelength of 2803.7 nm. This highly compact nanosecond laser using a 3 at.% Er3+ and 0.03 at.% Pr3+ co-doped CaF2 crystal is free from any active or passive modulators in cavity, potentially promising for a micro and integrated diode-pumped mid-infrared laser system. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
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页码:4660 / 4663
页数:4
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