Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14 (2): 021405, Published Online: Sep. 21, 2018
Highly efficient Nd:(Lax Gd1−x )3Gd5O12 laser operation at 1.33 μm
Abstract
The continuous wave (CW) and passively Q -switched (PQS) performances of diode-pumped Nd : ( La x Gd 1 x ) 3 Gd 5 O 12 (Nd:LaGGG) at 1.33 μm are achieved for the first time to our knowledge. The maximum CW output power of 5.1 W is obtained with the optical-optical conversion efficiency of 25.3% and the slope efficiency of 26.6%. In the PQS operation, by using the V 3 + : YAG crystal as the saturable absorber, the maximum average output power, shortest pulse width, largest pulse energy, and highest peak power are measured to be 1.1 W, 27.54 ns, 75.78 μJ, and 2.44 kW, respectively.
Zhitai Jia, Yanru Yin, He Yang, Baitao Zhang, Jingliang He, Mauro Tonelli, Xutang Tao. Highly efficient Nd:(La