Nd:YAP 1.34-μm/1.08-μm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by V3+:YAG/BDN II saturable absorbers with efficient radiation delivery through a hollow glass waveguide coated with COP/Ag

Helena Jelínková; Pavel Cˇerný; Jan Sˇulc; Jan K. Jabczyrński; Krzysztof Kopczyński; Zygmunt Mierczyk; Mitsunobu Miyagi; Yuji Matsuura; Yi Wei Shi

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Nd:YAP 1.34-μm/1.08-μm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by V³⁺:YAG/BDN II saturable absorbers with efficient radiation delivery through a hollow glass waveguide coated with COP/Ag

Helena Jelínková, Pavel Cˇerný, Jan Sˇulc, Jan K. Jabczyrński, Krzysztof Kopczyński, Zygmunt Mierczyk, Mitsunobu Miyagi, Yuji Matsuura, Yi Wei Shi

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A compact, passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:YAP laser in oscillator-amplifier configuration was designed and constructed. Operation wavelength switching (between 1.34 and 1.08 μm) was achieved with a three-mirror cavity and mechanical shutter. For Q switching and mode locking of the 1.34-μm Nd:YAP laser transition, a V³⁺-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) saturable absorber was employed. The optimal performance was found after variation of the resonator length (40 to 100 cm) and of the absorber initial transmission (52% to 89%). The duration of a single pulse in a train was around 1 ns. The saturation intensity of the V³⁺:YAG absorber was determined to be 10 MW/cm². A BDN II polymer thin-film saturable absorber was used for Q switching the 1.08-μm laser transition. After amplification, the maximum output energy reached was 27 mJ (train of mode-locked pulses at 1.34 μm) or 94 mJ (Q-switched pulse at 1.08 μm). The output laser radiation was delivered by means of a hollow glass waveguide coated with cyclic olefin polymer and Ag, with 95% and 80% efficiencies for 1.34 and 1.08 μm, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1976-1982
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	41
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1488161
Publication status	Published - 2002 Aug

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BDN II saturable absorber
Nd:YAP laser
Passive mode locking
Passive Q switch
V:YAG saturable absorber

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Jelínková, H., Cˇerný, P., Sˇulc, J., Jabczyrński, J. K., Kopczyński, K., Mierczyk, Z., Miyagi, M., Matsuura, Y., & Shi, Y. W. (2002). Nd:YAP 1.34-μm/1.08-μm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by V³⁺:YAG/BDN II saturable absorbers with efficient radiation delivery through a hollow glass waveguide coated with COP/Ag. Optical Engineering, 41(8), 1976-1982. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1488161

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Nd:YAP 1.34-μm/1.08-μm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by V³⁺:YAG/BDN II saturable absorbers with efficient radiation delivery through a hollow glass waveguide coated with COP/Ag. / Jelínková, Helena; Cˇerný, Pavel; Sˇulc, Jan et al.
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Nd:YAP 1.34-μm/1.08-μm laser passively mode-locked and Q-switched by V³⁺:YAG/BDN II saturable absorbers with efficient radiation delivery through a hollow glass waveguide coated with COP/Ag

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