Diode-pumped doubly Q-switched Nd:Lu0.33Y0.37Gd0.3VO4 laser with an electro-optic modulator and a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber

被引：7
作者：
Cheng, K. [1 ]
Zhao, S. Z. [1 ]
Yang, K. J. [1 ]
Li, G. Q. [1 ]
Li, D. C. [1 ]
Zhang, G. [1 ]
Zhao, B. [2 ]
Wang, Y. G. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[2] Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
[3] Acad Sinica, Res Ctr Appl Sci, Taipei, Taiwan
来源：
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY | 2012年 / 44卷 / 04期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Doubly Q-switched laser; Nd:Lu0.33Y0.37Gd0.3VO4 crystal; Single-walled carbon nanotube; PASSIVE-MODE-LOCKING; PULSE-WIDTH REDUCTION; ND-GDVO4; LASER; MU-M; AO; NDLU0.15Y0.85VO4; PERFORMANCE; CRYSTAL;
D O I：
10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.10.025
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
By simultaneously using an electro-optic (EO) modulator and a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA) in the cavity, a diode-pumped doubly Q-switched Nd:Lu0.33Y0.37Gd0.3VO4 (Nd: LuYGdVO4) laser is demonstrated. At the incident pump power 11.43 W and f=2 kHz, the minimum pulse width 17.6 ns and the maximum pulse peak power 19,886W can be obtained. The experimental results show that this doubly Q-switched Nd:LuYGdVO4 laser can generate shorter pulse width and higher peak power compared to the singly Q-switched Nd:LuYGdVO4 laser with only EO or SWCNT-SA. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：903 / 906
页数：4
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