简介:Aperiodicallypoledlithiumniobate(PPLN)opticalparametricgenerator(OPG)pumpedbyalaserdiode(LD)-pumpedQ-switchedTm,Ho:GdVO_4laseroperatedat2.048μmwithpumppulseof25nsandrepetitionrateof10kHzisreported.Acontinuoustunablemiddle-infrared(mid-IR)spectrumof3.88-4.34μmisobtainedbychangingthecrystaltemperaturefrom50to124°C.Whentheincidentpumppoweris3W,thetotalOPGoutputpoweris95mW,correspondingtoopticalconversionefficiencyof3.2%.
简介:FourkindsofY2O3stabilizedZrO2(YSZ)thinfilmswithdifferentY2O3contents(from0to12mol%)aredepositedonBK7glasssubstratesbyelectron-beamevaporationmethod.TheeffectsofdifferentY2O3dopantcontentsonresidualstress,structure,andopticalpropertiesofZrO2thinfilmsareinvestigated.TheresultsshowthatresidualstressinYSZthinfilmsvariesfromtensiletocompressivewiththeincreaseofY2O3molarcontent.TheadditionofY2O3isbeneficialtothecrystallizationofYSZthinfilmandtransformationfromamorphoustohightemperaturephase,andtherefractiveindexdecreaseswiththeincreaseofY2O3molarcontent.Moreover,thevariationsofresidualstressandtheshiftsofrefractiveindexcorrespondtotheevolutionofstructuresinducedbytheadditionofY2O3.
简介:采用人工溅射的方式分别在熔石英基片上镀制了光学厚度相近的铜膜和铁膜污染物。研究了熔石英基底在355nm波长的激光损伤阈值。分别采用透射式光热透镜技术、椭偏仪、原子力显微镜和光学显微镜研究了两类薄膜的热吸收、膜层厚度、表面微观形貌以及激光辐照后薄膜的损伤形貌。实验结果表明:熔石英表面的金属膜状污染物均导致基片损伤阈值下降,位于前表面的污染物引起的损伤阈值下降更为严重,约为23%。两种污染物薄膜引起基底的损伤形貌、基底损伤阈值的下降幅度与薄膜的热吸收系数与微观结构有关。从热力学响应角度,结合损伤形貌对污染物诱导熔石英表面形貌的损伤机理进行了讨论。
简介:Weprovidethefirstdemonstrationofpureredemissioninthevisiblelightregionviathree-photonexcitationinmonodisperseNa_3ZrF_7:Ernanoparticles(NPs)byusingalaseroperatinginthetelecommunicationband.NPsof~22nmindiameteraresynthesizedat260°Cbythethermaldecompositionmethod.TheexperimentalresultsrevealthattheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPsexhibitpureredemissioninthevisibleregionunder1480nmlaserexcitation,andtheemissionintensityissignificantlyinfluencedbytheEr~(3+)ionconcentration.Thedecaytimesofthe~4S_(3∕2)→~4F_(15∕2)and~4F_(9∕2)→~4F_(15∕2)transitionsoftheEr~(3+)ionsat540and655nm,respectively,arereducedbyincreasingtheEr~(3+)ionconcentrationintheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPs.Thesuppressedemissionintensityresultfromthedefect-relatedquenchingeffect:whentrivalentEr~(3+)ionsreplactetravalentZr~(4+)ions,extraNationsandFvacanciesareformedtore-balancethechargeintheNa_3ZrF_7matrix.TheemissioncoloroftheNa_3ZrF_7:ErNPsisrelatedtothecrossrelaxationbetweenEr~(3+)ions.Theseresultsprovideanimportantsteptowardmoreeffectivebiologicalimagingandphotodynamictherapybyminimizingthescatteringoftheexcitationlightandincreasingthepenetrationdepth.
简介:Wedemonstrateadiode-pumpTm3+t-dopedall-fiberlaseroperatingat1908nmbasedonamasteroscillatorpoweramplifier(MOPA)configuration.Inourwork,152Woflaseroutputpowerisgeneratedbyatotalincidentpumppowerof434Wat790nm,correspondingtothetotalopticalefficiencyof35%.Thelaserwavelengthis1908.29nm.Tothebestofourknowledge,itisthehighestoutputpowerreachedaround1908nmwithsuchanarrowlinewidthof0.18nmbasedonaMOPAconfiguration.
简介:Wereportonthecontinuous-wave(CW)andpassiveQ-switchingperformanceofaminiatureYb:Y3Ga5O12crystallaserendpumpedbya935-nmdiodelaser.AmaximumCWoutputpowerof12.03Wisproducedwithanoptical-to-opticalefficiencyof54.4%,whiletheslopeefficiencyis63%.InthepassivelyQ-switchedoperationachievedwithaCr4+:YAGsaturableabsorber,anaverageoutputpowerof2.12Wat1025.2nmisgeneratedwithaslopeefficiencyof46%atapulserepetitionrateof5.0kHz.Thepulse’senergy,duration,andpeakpowerare424μJ,2.3ns,and184.3kW,respectively.
简介:Adiode-end-pumpedelectro-optic(EO)Q-switchedNd:YVO4laseroperatingatrepetitionrateof10kpps(pulsespersecond)wasreported.AblockofLa3Ga5SiO14(LGS)singlecrystalwasusedasaQ-switchandthedriverwasametaloxidesemiconductorfieldeffecttransistor(MOS-FET)pulserofhighrepetitionrateandhighvoltage.Atcontinuouswave(CW)operation,theslopeefficiencyofthelaserwas46%,andmaximumoptical-to-opticalefficiencywas38.5%.Usinganoutputcouplerwithtransmissionof70%,a10-kppsQ-switchedpulsetrainwith0.4-mJmonopulseenergyand8.2-nspulsewidthwasachieved,theopticalconversionefficiencywasaround15%,andthebeamqualityM2factorwaslessthan1.2.