2.3 μm nanosecond passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped Tm: YLF laser using gold nanorods as a saturable absorber

Fu-yan WU; Shi-qiang WANG; Hai-wei CHEN; Hai-tao HUANG

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2.3 μm nanosecond passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped Tm: YLF laser using gold nanorods as a saturable absorber

Special Feature on Ultrafast Low-Dimensional Material Based Devices and Their Control | Updated：2022-05-19

- 2.3 μm nanosecond passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped Tm: YLF laser using gold nanorods as a saturable absorber
- 基于金纳米棒饱和吸收体的LD泵浦Tm:YLF 2.3 μm 纳秒被动调Q激光器
- Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering Vol. 22, Issue 3, Pages: 312-317(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
- Author bio：
  
  [ "Fu-yan WU, E-mail: wfyjsnu@126.com" ]
  [ "Shi-qiang WANG, E-mail: wsq274412@126.com" ]
  [ "Hai-wei CHEN, E-mail: haiwei0819@163.com" ]
  Hai-tao HUANG, E-mail: hht840211@163.com
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1631/FITEE.2000110
  CLC： TN248.1
- Received：13 March 2020，
  
  Revised：2020-;6-;5，
  
  Published Online：14 September 2020，
  
  Published：2021-03
- Accepted：
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Fu-yan WU, Shi-qiang WANG, Hai-wei CHEN, et al. 2.3 μm nanosecond passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped Tm: YLF laser using gold nanorods as a saturable absorber[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2021, 22(3): 312-317.
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Fu-yan WU, Shi-qiang WANG, Hai-wei CHEN, et al. 2.3 μm nanosecond passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped Tm: YLF laser using gold nanorods as a saturable absorber[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2021, 22(3): 312-317. DOI： 10.1631/FITEE.2000110.

摘要

探索新型中红外波段饱和吸收体材料，评价其在特定波段的激光脉冲产生性能是激光技术领域的重要研究方向，对新波段短脉冲激光产生及其相关的科学和工业应用具有重要意义。金纳米棒具备超快的非线性响应和宽带可饱和吸收特性，其作为新颖中红外波段可饱和吸收体的性能需要研究与评价。本文成功实现基于金纳米棒饱和吸收体的2.3 μm LD泵浦Tm:YLF激光器的被动调Q运转，获得脉冲宽度为843 ns、重复频率为6.67 kHz的脉冲输出。结果表明，金纳米棒可以作为2.3 μm掺铥激光器有潜力的被动调Q开关材料。

Abstract

Developing new saturable absorbers for use in the mid-infrared region has practical significance for short-pulsed lasers and related scientific and industrial applications. The performance of gold nanorods (GNRs) as saturable absorbers at novel mid-infrared wavelengths needs to be evaluated even though these benefit from ultrafast nonlinear responses and broadband saturable absorption. Passive Q-switching of an LD-pumped 2.3 μm Tm: YLF laser using GNRs was successfully realized in this study. Pulses with an 843 ns pulse width and a 6.67 kHz repetition rate were achieved using this Q-switched laser. Results showed that GNRs provide promising passive Q-switches for 2.3 μm Tm-doped lasers.

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