Diode edge-pumped passively Q-switched microchip laser

作者：Kong, Weipeng^*; Tsunekane, Masaki; Taira, Takunori

来源：Optical Engineering, 2015, 54(9): 090501.

DOI：10.1117/1.OE.54.9.090501

• Microchip laser
• passive Q-switching
• composite ceramic
• Sm:YAG
• Cr4+:YAG

There is an increasing demand for high-intensity subnanosecond lasers for emerging industrial applications. While femtosecond and picosecond laser sources are considered promising, they suffer from the significant drawbacks of increased complexity and cost. In this regard, we demonstrate a unique edge-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip laser. The microchip is made of a Nd:YAG/Sm:YAG composite ceramic, and a Sm:YAG cladding is utilized as both the pump beam waveguide and amplified spontaneous emission absorber. With the use of a flat-concave laser cavity, we obtain single-pulse energy of 1.66 mJ for an absorbed pump energy of 24 mJ. Further, the resulting pulse width is 683 ps, and the repetition rate is 10 Hz.

• 出版日期2015-9
• 单位中国工程物理研究院; 中国工程物理研究院激光聚变研究中心