Self-Q-switched waveguide laser based on femtosecond laser inscribed Nd: Cr:YVO4 crystal

Yang Tan; Yicun Yao; John R. Macdonald; Ajoy K. Kar; Haohai Yu; Huaijin Zhang; Feng Chen

doi:10.1364/OL.39.005289

Self-Q-switched waveguide laser based on femtosecond laser inscribed Nd: Cr:YVO4 crystal

Yang Tan^*, Yicun Yao, John R. Macdonald, Ajoy K. Kar, Haohai Yu, Huaijin Zhang, Feng Chen

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We report on the self-Q-switched laser operation of a monolithic Nd:Cr:YVO4 channel waveguide cavity. Femtosecond laser inscription was used to fabricate a buried channel waveguide in the substrate. The Nd:Cr:YVO4 crystal works as both the gain medium and the saturable absorber, which enables the realization of a self-Q-switched waveguide laser pumped at 808 nm and emitting at 1064 nm. The compact waveguide cavity achieved maximum output powers up to 57 mW, corresponding to a single-pulse energy of 22.8 nJ, at 2.3 MHz repetition rate with a pulse duration of 85 ns. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5289-5292
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	39
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.005289
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2014

Keywords

TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR BI2SE3
ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER
2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION
OPERATION
BLUE
INSCRIPTION
WRITTEN
OUTPUT
GROWTH
NM

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