1. Improvement of single pulse energy and laser efficiency by co-doping Cr3+ ions into the Er:YAG crystal.
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Zhang, Huili, Sun, Xiaojun, Sun, Dunlu, Luo, Jianqiao, Fang, Zhongqing, Zhao, Xuyao, Quan, Cong, Hu, Lunzhen, Cheng, Maojie, Zhang, Qingli, and Yin, Shaotang
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ENERGY consumption , *LASER pulses , *CRYSTALS , *YTTRIUM aluminum garnet , *SOLID-state lasers , *IONS - Abstract
Highlights • High quality Cr,Er:YAG crystal was grown successfully by the Czochralski method. • Maximum single-pulse energies of 0.99 and 1.52 J are obtained on Er:YAG and Cr,Er:YAG. • Slope efficiencies are 1.31% and 1.80% for Er:YAG and Cr,Er:YAG, respectively. • Cr3+ can improve laser efficiency of Cr,Er:YAG without affecting beam quality. • Cr,Er:YAG may be a potentially mid-infrared radiation-resistant laser material. Abstract We demonstrated an improvement of laser performance by co-doping Cr3+ into Er:YAG crystal grown by the Czochralski method. The result of X-ray rocking curve suggested that the crystal had high crystalline quality. Two strong absorption bands centered at 450 and 596 nm indicated the Cr,Er:YAG crystal was more suitable for xenon lamp pumping. A maximum single pulse energy of 1.52 J was obtained on the Cr,Er:YAG crystal operated at 5 Hz and 2.94 μm, corresponding to the slope efficiency and electrical-to-optical efficiency of 1.80% and 1.28%, but those of the Er:YAG crystal were only 0.99 J, 1.31% and 0.83%, respectively. Therefore, the Cr,Er:YAG crystal may be a potentially mid-infrared radiation-resistant laser material with higher single pulse energy and efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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