A dual-loss-modulated intra-cavity frequency-doubled Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:Lu<sub>0.15</sub>Y<sub>0.85</sub>VO<sub>4</sub>/KTP green laser with a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber and an acousto-optic modulator
Zhang, Gang; Zhao, Shengzhi; Yang, Kejian; Li, Guiqiu; Li, Dechun; Cheng, Kang; Han, Chao; Zhao, Bin; Wang, Yonggang; Zhang, Gang; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Zhao, Shengzhi; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Yang, Kejian; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Li, Guiqiu; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Li, Dechun; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Cheng, Kang; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Han, Chao; School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China; Zhao, Bin; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People’s Republic of China; Wang, Yonggang; Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, People’s Republic of China
Журнал:
Journal of Optics
Дата:
2011-09-01
Аннотация:
By using both a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA) and an acousto-optic (AO) modulator, a dual-loss-modulated intra-cavity frequency-doubled Q-switched and mode-locked (QML) Nd:Lu<sub>0.15</sub>Y<sub>0.85</sub>VO<sub>4</sub>/KTP (KTiOPO<sub>4</sub>) green laser was demonstrated for the first time. The QML green laser characteristics such as the pulse width and single-pulse energy have been measured for different modulation frequencies of the AO modulator (f<sub>p</sub>). In particular, in comparison with the solely passively QML green laser with an SWCNT-SA, the dual-loss-modulated QML green laser can generate a more stable pulse train, a shorter pulse width of the Q-switched envelope, a greater pulse energy and a higher average peak power. For the dual-loss-modulated QML green laser, at a pump power of 7.9 W and a repetition rate of 10 kHz, the pulse width and the pulse energy of the Q-switch envelope and the average peak power of the QML green laser are 50 ns, 20.34 µJ and 15.5 kW, respectively, corresponding to a pulse width compression of 77%, a pulse energy improvement factor of six times and a QML peak power increase factor of 16 times when compared with those for the solely passively QML green laser. The experimental results show that the dual-loss modulation is an efficient method for the generation of a stable QML green laser with an SWCNT-SA.
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