Simultaneous dual-wavelength operation of Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser at 1524 nm and undoped GdVO4 Raman laser at 1522 nm

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作者
Shen, Hongbin [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Wang, Qingpu [1 ,3 ]
Zhang, Xingyu [1 ,3 ]
Liu, Zhaojun [1 ,3 ]
Bai, Fen [1 ,3 ]
Cong, Zhenhua [1 ,3 ]
Chen, Xiaohan [1 ,3 ]
Wu, Zhenguo [1 ,3 ]
Wang, Weitao [1 ,3 ]
Gao, Liang [1 ,3 ]
Lan, Weixia [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Shandong Prov Key Lab Laser Technol & Applicat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[2] Ordnance Engn Coll, Dept Opt & Elect Engn, Shijiazhuang 050003, Peoples R China
[3] Shandong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
CRYSTAL; CONVERSION; ND-GDVO4; GENERATION; SHIFTER; LIDAR; YVO4;
D O I
10.1364/OL.37.004113
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diode-pumped, actively Q-switched dual-wavelength laser employing Nd:YVO4 self-Raman emission at 1524 nm and undoped GdVO4 Raman emission at 1522 nm is demonstrated. With a pump power of 21.5 W and pulse repetition frequency of 20 kHz, a maximum dual-wavelength output power of 1.62 W was obtained, comprising a 0.54 W, 1522 nm Raman component and 1.08 W, 1524 nm self-Raman component. The corresponding dual-wavelength Raman pulse width was 5.6 ns. The experimental results indicate that this laser, with quite small wavelength separation, was effective by virtue of simultaneous self-Raman and Raman shifts. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:4113 / 4115
页数:3
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