Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Co2+:LMA crystal as saturable absorber for a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser at 1342 nm

  • Published:
Applied Physics B Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We have demonstrated an efficient diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser at 1342 nm by using an uncoated Co2+:LaMgAl11O19 (Co2+:LMA) crystal as the saturable absorber. With the absorbed pump power of 11.7 W, the pulse width could be as low as 42 ns, with a corresponding average output power of 580 mW. At around 40 kHz repetition rate, the energy of a single Q-switched pulse was estimated to be about 14.5 μJ and the peak power was 346 W. The passive Q switching operation for the Co2+:LMA in different polarization states was also investigated.

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

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. J.J. Zayhowski, C. Dill, Opt. Lett. 19, 1427 (1994)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. A. Agnesi, F. Pirzio, G. Reali, G. Piccinno, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 101120 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. A. Agnesi, S. Dell’Acqua, Appl. Phys. B 76, 351 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. J. Liu, B. Ozygus, S. Yang, J. Erhard, U. Seelig, A. Ding, H. Weber, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20, 652 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. V.G. Savitski, N.N. Posnov, P.V. Prokoshin, A.M. Malyarevich, K.V. Yumashev, M.I. Demchuk, A.A. Lipovskii, Appl. Phys. B 75, 841 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. A.M. Malyarevich, I.A. Denisov, K.V. Yumashev, V.P. Mikhailov, R.S. Conroy, B.D. Sinclair, Appl. Phys. B 67, 555 (1998)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. I.A. Denisov, M.I. Demchuk, N.V. Kuleshov, K.V. Yumashev, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 2455 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. K.V. Yumashev, Appl. Opt. 38, 6343 (1999)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. P. Li, Y. Li, Y. Sun, X. Hou, H. Zhang, J. Wang, Opt. Express 14, 7730 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. W. Ge, H. Zhang, J. Wang, X. Cheng, M. Jiang, Opt. Express 13, 3883 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. K.V. Yumashev, I.A. Denisov, N.N. Posnov, V.P. Mikhailov, R. Moncorgé, D. Vivien, B. Ferrand, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16, 2189 (1999)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. X. Zhang, S. Zhao, Q. Wang, B. Ozygus, H. Weber, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 17, 1166 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Ji’nan, 250100, P.R. China

    H.T. Huang, J.L. He, C.H. Zuo, H.J. Zhang & J.Y. Wang

  2. College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Ji’nan, 250014, P.R. China

    H.T. Huang

  3. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P.R. China

    Y. Liu & H.T. Wang

Authors
  1. H.T. Huang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J.L. He
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. C.H. Zuo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. H.J. Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. J.Y. Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Y. Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. H.T. Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to J.L. He.

Additional information

PACS

42.55.-f; 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Gd; 42.70.Mp

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Huang, H., He, J., Zuo, C. et al. Co2+:LMA crystal as saturable absorber for a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser at 1342 nm. Appl. Phys. B 89, 319–321 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2790-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2790-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation