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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 9 — Apr. 27, 2009
  • pp: 6946–6951

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Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:Gd0.5Y0.5VO4 laser at 1.34μm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber

Hai-Tao Huang, Bai-Tao Zhang, Jing-Liang He, Jian-Fei Yang, Jin-Long Xu, Xiu-Qin Yang, Chun-Hua Zuo, and Shuang Zhao  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 9, pp. 6946-6951 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.006946


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Abstract

The performance of a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:Gd0.5Y0.5VO4 laser at 1.34μm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber was demonstrated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The focal lengths of thermal lens in the diode-end-pumped Nd:Gd0.5Y0.5VO4 laser for the 1.34μm transition was experimentally investigated, with the corresponding proportion constant estimated to be ~1.5×104W/mm. For the passive Q-switching operation, the maximum average output power of 0.96W was achieved under the pump power of 7.28W, corresponding to optical-to-optical conversion and slope efficiency of 13.2% and 17.6%, respectively. The minimum pulse width attained was 47.8ns with the pulse repetition frequency of 76kHz, with the single pulse energy and peak power estimated to be 8.7/μJ and 182W, respectively.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 26, 2009
Revised Manuscript: April 6, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: April 6, 2009
Published: April 13, 2009

Citation
Hai-Tao Huang, Bai-Tao Zhang, Jing-Liang He, Jian-Fei Yang, Jin-Long Xu, Xiu-Qin Yang, Chun-Hua Zuo, and Shuang Zhao, "Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:Gd0.5Y0.5VO4 laser at 1.34μm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber," Opt. Express 17, 6946-6951 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-9-6946


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