Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Actively Q-switched laser performance of Nd:LuAG crystal with birefringence compensator

  • Published:
Optical and Quantum Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A laser diodes dual-end-pumped 1064 nm pulsed laser based on two Nd:LuAG crystal slabs using a quarter-wave plate to reduce depolarization loss is reported. The experimental results showed that both the degree of polarization and conversion efficiency increased. The electro-optic Q-switched operation was realized at a repetition rate of 500 Hz with single pulse energy of 13 mJ output. Its slope efficiency and optical-to-optical efficiency were 24 and 20 % respectively. The shortest pulse width of 9 ns was recorded, corresponding to an output peak power as high as 1.4 MW for each pulse. The beam quality factors of the pulsed laser were \( {\text{M}}_{\text{x}}^{2} = 1.7 \) and \( {\text{M}}_{\text{y}}^{2} = 1.85 \).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Aman, H., Aman, A.: Operation of electro-optically Q-switched Nd:LuAG laser at 1064 nm. J. Russ. Laser Res. 34, 295–297 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brown, D., McMillen, C., Moore, C., Kolis, J., Envid, V.: Spectral properties of hydrothermally-grown Nd:LuAG, Yb:LuAG, and Yb:Lu2O3 laser materials. J. Lumin. 148, 26–32 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chang, L., Zhao, S., Yang, K., Zhao, J., Zheng, L., Xu, X., Di, J., Xu, J., Wang, Y.: Low repetition rate subnanosecond pulse laser generation from a diode pumped Nd:Lu3Al5O12 laser with electro-optic modulator and transmission semiconductor saturable absorber. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 30, 2710–2714 (2013)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen, F., Wu, C., Ju, Y., Yao, B., Wang, Y.: Diode-pumped Q-switched Tm:LuAG ring laser operation at room temperature. Laser Phys. 22, 371–374 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen, X., Zhao, S., Zhao, J., Yang, K., Li, G., Li, D., Qiao, W., Li, T., Zhang, H., Feng, T., Xu, X., Zheng, L., Xu, J., Wang, Y., Wang, Y.: Sub-100 ns passively Q-switched Nd:LuAG laser with multi-walled carbon nanotube. Opt. Laser Technol. 64, 7–10 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Clarkson, W., Felgate, N., Hanna, D.: Simple method for reducing the depolarization loss resulting from thermally induced birefringence in solid-state lasers. Opt. Lett. 24, 820–822 (1999)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Di, J., Xu, X., Meng, J., Li, D., Zhou, D., Wu, F., Xu, J.: Diode-pumped continuous wave and Q-switched operation of Nd:LuAG crystal. Laser Phys. 21, 844–846 (2011)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Ding, L., Zhang, Q., Luo, J., Liu, W., Zhou, W., Yin, S.: Preparation, structure and photoluminescence of nanoscaled-Nd: Lu3Al5O12. J. Alloy. Compd. 509, 10167–10171 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dong, J., Ueda, K., Kaminskii, A.: Efficient passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser. Opt. Lett. 32, 3266–3268 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Kandasamy, R., Yamanaka, M., Izawa, Y., Nakai, S.: Analysis of birefringence compensation using a quarter-wave plate in solid-state lasers. Opt. Rev. 7, 149–151 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kasamatsu, T., Sekita, H., Kuwano, Y.: Temperature dependence and optimization of 970-nm diode-pumped Yb:YAG and Yb:LuAG lasers. Appl. Opt. 38, 5149–5153 (1999)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Kuwano, Y., Suda, K., Ishizawa, N., Yamada, T.: Crystal growth and properties of (Lu, Y)(3)Al5O12. J. Cryst. Growth 260, 159–165 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Lieto, A., Minguzzi, P., Pirastu, A., Magni, V.: High-power diffraction-limited Nd:YVO4 continuous-wave lasers at 1.34 μm. IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 39, 903–909 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Lu, T., Wang, J., Huang, M., Liu, D., Zhu, X.: Efficient and compact diode-end-pumped conductively cooled Q-switched Nd:YLF laser operating at 527 nm. Chin. Opt. Lett. 10, 081403 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Sugiyama, M., Fujimoto, Y., Yanagida, T., Yokota, Y., Pejchal, J., Furuya, Y., Tanaka, H., Yoshikawa, A.: Crystal growth and scintillation properties of Nd-doped Lu3Al5O12 single crystals with different Nd concentrations. Opt. Mater. 33, 905–908 (2011)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang, X., Xu, X., Zang, T., Ma, C., Zhao, Z., Xu, J.: Growth and spectral properties of Nd:Lu3Al5O12 crystal. J. Inorg. Mater. 25, 436–439 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  • Xu, X., Di, J., Tan, W., Zhang, J., Tang, D., Li, D., Zhou, D., Xu, J.: High efficient diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:LuAG laser. Laser Phys. Lett. 9, 406–409 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Xu, X., Wang, X., Meng, J., Cheng, Y., Li, D., Cheng, S., Wu, F., Zhao, Z., Xu, J.: Crystal growth, spectral and laser properties of Nd:LuAG single crystal. Laser Phys. Lett. 6, 678–681 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China

    Jian Ma, Tingting Lu, Xiaolei Zhu & Weibiao Chen

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Jian Ma & Peixiong Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China

    Peixiong Zhang & Yin Hang

Authors
  1. Jian Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tingting Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Peixiong Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Xiaolei Zhu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Yin Hang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Weibiao Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Xiaolei Zhu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Ma, J., Lu, T., Zhang, P. et al. Actively Q-switched laser performance of Nd:LuAG crystal with birefringence compensator. Opt Quant Electron 47, 3213–3220 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-015-0201-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-015-0201-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation