1. Improvement of 2.8 μm laser performance on LD side-pumped LuYSGG/Er:LuYSGG/LuYSGG bonding crystal.
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Zhang, Huili, Bian, Jintian, Sun, Dunlu, Luo, Jianqiao, Quan, Cong, Hu, Lunzhen, Han, Zhiyuan, Dong, Kunpeng, Qiao, Yang, Cheng, Maojie, and Chen, Yuwei
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CRYSTALS , *LASERS , *RADIATION , *WAVELENGTHS - Abstract
• Laser performance of LD side-pumped Er:LuYSGG bonding crystal was demonstrated. • Maximum output power of 20.76 W is achieved and improved effectively by bonding. • M 2 factors of 6.80/6.74 of the bonding crystal are better than that of un-bonding one. • Er:LuYSGG bonding crystal is a promising 2.8 μm gain element operated at high power. We demonstrate the laser performance of 970 nm LD side-pumped LuYSGG/Er:LuYSGG/LuYSGG bonding crystal in a frequency range of 50–800 Hz. The thermal distribution simulation implies that the bonded Er:LuYSGG crystal possesses a higher cooling efficiency compared with the un-bonded one. The maximum average power of 20.76 W is realized at a frequency of 150 Hz and a pulse width of 200 μs, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 23.94 % and optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 19.22 %. A single laser wavelength of 2797.5 nm is observed. The M 2 factors of the bonding rod are 6.80/6.74, indicating a relatively high beam quality. Therefore, the LuYSGG/Er:LuYSGG/LuYSGG bonding crystal exhibits an improvement of laser performance operated at 2.8 μm due to excellent heat dissipation ability, which is a promising gain element and can be applied to the harsh radiation environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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