Broadly wavelength tunable acousto-optically Q-switched Tm:Lu2SiO5 laser

Appl Opt. 2014 Sep 20;53(27):6119-22. doi: 10.1364/AO.53.006119.

Abstract

A broadly wavelength tunable acousto-optically Q-switched Tm:Lu2SiO5 (Tm:LSO) laser is presented for the first time, to our best knowledge. The emission wavelength was tuned in a broad spectral region over 111 nm ranging from 1959 to 2070 nm. A shortest pulse duration of 345 ns with beam quality of M(2)≤1.65 was obtained at pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 1 kHz, corresponding to a maximum single pulse energy of 0.26 mJ and peak power of 0.75 kW. The experimental results indicated that Tm:LSO crystal has outstanding potential for obtaining broadly wavelength tunable and low-PRF laser pulses at 2 μm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lasers*
  • Miniaturization
  • Tellurium*

Substances

  • Tellurium