The potential of Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 crystal in generating high-energy laser pulses

被引：22
作者：
Liu, Junhai [1 ,2 ]
Dai, Qibiao [1 ,2 ]
Wan, Yong [1 ]
Han, Wenjuan [1 ,2 ]
Tian, Xueping [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Qingdao Univ, Coll Phys, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
[2] Qingdao Univ, Key Lab Photon Mat & Technol Univ Shandong, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2013年 / 21卷 / 08期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
CONTINUOUS-WAVE; YB-YCOB; OPERATION; EFFICIENT; DIODE; POLARIZATION; MODEL; STATE;
D O I：
10.1364/OE.21.009365
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The passive Q-switching laser performance of Yb:YCa4O(BO3)(3) is studied with crystals cut along the principal optical axes. Using a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber with initial transmission of 93.7% and an output coupler of transmission of 40%, efficient Q-switched laser operation is achieved with a X-cut crystal, generating an output power of 2.14 W at a pulse repetition rate of 4.5 kHz. The resulting laser pulse is 9.3 ns in duration, with the energy being as high as 476 mu J and the peak power amounting to 51.2 kW. The results demonstrated in this work reveal the great potential of this crystal in developing high-energy compact pulsed lasers. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码：9365 / 9376
页数：12
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