DocumentCode :
1423588
Title :
Author :
Zhang, Shuaiyi ; Xu, Lin ; Wang, Yan ; Wang, Mingjian ; Peng, Haiyan ; Xu, Jianqiu ; Zhao, Bin
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Volume :
22
Issue :
8
fYear :
2010
fDate :
4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
556
Lastpage :
558
Abstract :
A continuous-wave (CW) and actively Q-switched Nd:Lux(x=0.15) Y 1-xVO4 laser was demonstrated for the first time. The maximum CW output power of 9.92 W was obtained, corresponding to an optical conversion efficiency of 52.5% and a slope efficiency of 56.1%. For actively Q-switched operation, a 10.4-ns pulse was attained with the repetition frequency of 10 kHz. Under the same conditions, the pulse energy and the peak power were estimated to be 0.6 mJ and 57.9 kW, respectively.
Keywords :
Q-switching; lutetium compounds; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Lu0.15Y0.85VO4:Nd; actively Q-switched diode pumped laser; continuous-wave laser; maximum output power; optical conversion efficiency; pulse energy; repetition frequency; slope efficiency; $Q$
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1041-1135
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2042710
Filename :
5419009
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