Self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr:YAG laser with 6.52-W average output power

Sumei Wang; Qinan Li; Shifeng Du; Qiulin Zhang; Yuxian Shi; Jie Xing; Dongxiang Zhang; Baohua Feng; Zhiguo Zhang; Shiwen Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2007.04.051

Self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr:YAG laser with 6.52-W average output power

Sumei Wang^*, Qinan Li, Shifeng Du, Qiulin Zhang, Yuxian Shi, Jie Xing, Dongxiang Zhang, Baohua Feng, Zhiguo Zhang, Shiwen Zhang

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Abstract

Simultaneous self-Q-switched and mode-locked have been demonstrated in a diode-pumped Nd,Cr:YAG laser. For the first time as we know, almost 100% modulation depth has been achieved at an intracavity intensity of 5.6 × 10⁵ W/cm². The maximum average output power of 6.52 W corresponding to a slope efficiency of 30% is obtained at 1064 nm. The laser produces high-quality pulses in a TEM₀₀-mode at the pump power of 16.5 W. The pulse duration of the mode-locked pulses is about 600 ps with 136 MHz repetition rate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	130-133
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	277
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2007.04.051
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nd,Cr:YAG crystal
Self-Q-switched and mode-locked
Solid state lasers

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Self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr:YAG laser with 6.52-W average output power

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