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Chinese Optics> 2019> 12(1): 167-178.

TANG Rui, GAO Zi-ye, WU Zheng-mao, XIA Guang-qiong. Output characteristics of diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb: CaYAlO4 pulsed laser based on a SESAM[J]. Chinese Optics, 2019, 12(1): 167-178. doi: 10.3788/CO.20191201.0167

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TANG Rui, GAO Zi-ye, WU Zheng-mao, XIA Guang-qiong. Output characteristics of diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb: CaYAlO₄pulsed laser based on a SESAM[J].Chinese Optics, 2019, 12(1): 167-178.doi:10.3788/CO.20191201.0167

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Output characteristics of diode-pumped passively Q-switched Yb: CaYAlO₄pulsed laser based on a SESAM

doi:10.3788/CO.20191201.0167

School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China61475127

National Natural Science Foundation of China61575163

National Natural Science Foundation of China61775184

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TANG Rui(1992—), female, from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, is a master′s student who is mainly engaged in research on all-solid-state pulsed lasers. E-mail:tangrui199207@126.com
XIA Guangqiong(1970—), female, from Fushun, Sichuan, is a professor and doctoral tutor who is mainly engaged in laser nonlinear dynamics and its related applications. E-mail:gqxia@swu.edu.cn
Corresponding author:XIA Guang-qiong, E-mail:gqxia@swu.edu.cn
Received Date:14 Mar 2018
Rev Recd Date:09 Apr 2018
Publish Date:01 Feb 2019

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By utilizing a fiber-coupled laser diode emitting at a wavelength of around 976 nm as a pump source and a Yb:CaYAlO ₄crystal with a Yb ³⁺ion doping concentration of 1.5at.% and a thickness of 2 mm as the gain medium, a scheme of laser diode-pumped Yb:CaYAlO ₄for passively Q-switched pulsed lasers using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror(SESAM) is proposed. By reasonably designing the resonant cavity, a stable passively Q-switched pulsed output is achieved. Furthermore, the influence of the pump power on the pulse repetition rate, pulse width, single pulse energy and peak power are analyzed.
- Yb:CaYAlO₄crystal,
- passive Q-switched,
- semiconductor saturable absorber mirror,
- laser diode

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