Highly efficient double-ended diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO4 1525-nm eye-safe Raman laser under direct 880-nm pumping

被引:23
作者
Chen, X. H. [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, X. Y. [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Q. P. [1 ,2 ]
Li, P. [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Z. J. [1 ,2 ]
Cong, Z. H. [1 ,2 ]
Li, L. [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, H. J. [3 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[2] Shandong Univ, Shandong Prov Key Lab Laser Technol & Applicat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[3] Shandong Univ, State Key Lab Crystal Mat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2012年 / 106卷 / 03期
关键词
ND-YVO4; CRYSTAL; OPERATION; CONVERSION; NM;
D O I
10.1007/s00340-011-4724-8
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A highly efficient 880-nm diode-pumped actively Q-switched eye-safe laser at 1525 nm with a double-ended diffusion-bonded YVO4-Nd:YVO4-YVO4 crystal as the self-Raman medium is demonstrated. As high as 19.2% diode-to-Stokes optical conversion efficiency is obtained with an absorbed pump power of 5.2 W at a pulse repetition rate of 20 kHz.
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页码:653 / 656
页数:4
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