Power scaling of directly dual-end-pumped Nd:GdVO_4 laser using grown-together composite crystal
Author(s) -
Xudong Li,
Xin Yu,
Fei Chen,
Renpeng Yan,
Ming Luo,
Junhua Yu,
Deying Chen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.007407
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , laser , crystal (programming language) , scaling , power (physics) , laser power scaling , slope efficiency , optical pumping , pulse width modulation , composite number , laser pumping , optoelectronics , fiber laser , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer science , composite material , programming language
Power scaling of end-pumped Nd:GdVO(4) laser was realized by direct pumping, grown-together composite crystal and dual-end-pumping. A maximum CW output power of 46.0W with M(2)<1.1 was achieved, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 71.1% to absorbed pump power. In A-O Q-switch operation, peak power of 304.1kW, 58.6kW and 23.8kW, pulse width of 7.2ns, 11.3ns and 16.2ns were obtained at the repetition rates of 10kHz, 50kHz and 100kHz, respectively.
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