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Output power characteristics of a CW Nd:YVO4/KTP laser pumped by a tunable Ti:Sapphire laser

파장가변 티타늄 사파이어 레이저로 펌핑하는 연속발진 Nd:YVO4/KTP 레이저의 출력 특성

  • 추한태 (금오공과대학교 자연과학부) ;
  • 안범수 (금오공과대학교 자연과학부) ;
  • 김규욱 (금오공과대학교 자연과학부) ;
  • 이치원 (공주대학교 영상정보공학부)
  • Published : 2002.04.01
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Abstract

We measured the absorption rate of a Nd:YVO$_4$crystal with a thickness of 1 mm and the output power characteristics of a cw Nd:YVO$_4$/KTP laser with respect to the change of wavelength and the polarizations of a tunable Ti:sapphire pump laser with a linewidth of 0.2 nm. In the case of S-polarization (E┴$\pi$) and P-polarization (E∥$\pi$) of a pump laser, the maximum absorption rate of the crystal was 82% at 809.4 nm and 98% at 808.8 nm, and slope efficiencies for the output power of the Nd:YVO$_4$laser (1064 nm) were 43% and 52%, respectively. The maximum Nd:YYO$_4$laser output power of 516 mW was obtained from the P-polarization pump laser of 1000 mW. As a result of an intracavity frequency-doubling, slope efficiency for the output power of the Nd:YVO$_4$/KTP green laker (532nm) was 23% and the maximum output power of 205 mW with the beam quality (M$^2$) of 1.42 was obtained from the P-polarization pump laser of 1000 mW.

선폭 0.2nm인 파장가변 티타늄 사파이어 레이저를 펌핑 레이저로 사용하여 펌핑 레이저의 5편광(E┴$\pi$)과 P-편광(E∥$\pi$) 그리고 파장 변화 등에 따라 두께 1 mm인 Nd:YVO$_4$결정의 흡수율 및 연속 발진 Nd:YVO$_4$/KTP 레이저의 출력 특성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 S-편광 및 P-편광 펌핑 레이저의 파장에 따른 Nd:YVO$_4$결정의 최대 흡수율은 각각 809.4 nm일 때 82% 및 808.8 nm일 때 98%로 측정되었으며, 기본파인 Nd:YVO$_4$레이저(1064 nm) 출력의 기울기 효율은 각각 43% 및 52%로 측정되어 1000 mW 출력의 P-편광 펌핑 레이저에 대하여 최대 516 mW의 Nd:YVO$_4$레이저 출력을 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 P-편광 펌핑 레이저에 대한 내부공진기 진동수 배가된 제2고조파 Nd:YVO$_4$/KTP 녹색 레이저(532 nm)출력 기울기 효율은 23%로 측정되었으며 1000 mW 펌핑 출력에 대하여 빔질 파라메터 M$^2$=1.42인 최대 205 mW의 출력을 얻을 수 있었다.

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