2 Z 4, pp. 162∼167
#
bM T ~ ¾© X ê s; c  \ ¥
Nd:YVO 4 7 _T $ [8 ý ¤ Ò Þ] k ù Q- üÈ S Ë ¤V R Ë
T
S . > · T ~ ç ¡ - > · T ø ¶ B0 å
% ò
z @ / < Æ § Ó ü t o < Æõ , â í ß 712-749
T
û B0 ¼ D · c S @Z Ì · ¼ ÿ û B - >
â
í ß õ < Æ ¦1 p x < Æ §, â í ß 712-260
(2011¸ 12 Z 4 12{ 9 ~ Ã Î6 £ §, 2011¸ 12 Z 4 28{ 9 Ã º& ñ : r ~ Ã Î6 £ §, 2012¸ 2 Z 4 6{ 9 > F S X & ñ )
© s 804.2 nmü < 878.8 nm ¿ º > h_ F g$ 3 Ä » ½ + Ë s ¸× ¼ Y Us $ Ð Nd 0.5 % ¸i ç ) a YVO
4& ñ ` ¦ y y # l # # l © _ s \ É r Ø ¦§ 4 o\ ¦ ¦¹ 1 Ï % i . f ¨ à º ) a # l c Ø ¦§ 4 \ @ / ô
Ç 1064 nm Y Us $ Ø ¦§ 4 _ l Ö ¦ l ´ òÖ ¦ É r 804.2 nm ü < 878.8 nm s ¸× ¼ Ð # l ô Ç â Ä º y y 60 %, 77 % s % 3 . / B N l _ U ´s \ ¦ 30 cm Ð ¿ º ¦ { 9 § 4 â \ " f 20 cm b # Q / B M \ íl È Òõ Ö ¦ s 70 % Cr:YAG\ ¦ ¿ º# Q y # l © \ @ / # à º1 l x+ þ A Q-Û ¼0 Ag A ) a Ø ¦§ 4 ` ¦ q § % i . & ñ \ f ¨ à º ) a # l c
Ø ¦§ 4 s ° ú ` ¦ M :, Q-Û ¼0 Ag A ) a Y Us $ _ l Ö ¦ l ´ òÖ ¦ É r 804.2 nm õ 878.8 nm # l © \ " f y y 3.3 %, 2.9 % Ð 878.8 nm\ " f 14 % 8 Z } É r ¨ 8 ´ òÖ ¦` ¦ Ð% i .
Ù þ
d # Q: s ¸× ¼ # l ¦^ Y Us $ , Nd:YVO
4Y Us $ , Ã º1 l x+ þ A Q-Û ¼0 Ag A, ª < H, \ P E $ Ý ¼
Dependence of Passively Q-switched Nd:YVO 4 Laser Output on Pump Diode Wavelengths
Sijin Lee · Kangin Lee · Jonghoon Yi ∗
Department of Physics, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749
Seunghyeob Lee · Cheongun Park · Seungin Ahn
Gyeongsan Science High School, Gyeongsan 712-260
(Received 12 December 2011 : revised 28 December 2011 : accepted 6 February 2012)
We observed the dependence of the lasing characteristics on the pump diode wavelength by pumping a 0.5 at.% Nd-doped YVO
4crystal with 804.2 nm or 878.8 nm laser diodes. The slope efficiencies (the ratio of absorbed pump power to 1064 nm laser output) were 60 % and 77 % for the 804.2 nm and the 878.8 nm laser diode, respectively. The output power of the passively Q-switched laser for each pump diode wavelength was compared after placing 70 % transmittance Cr:YAG at a position 20 cm away from the input coupler. The slope efficiency for the 878.8 nm pumped laser was 14 % higher than that for the 804.2 nm pumped laser case.
PACS numbers: 42.55.Xi, 42.60.Gd, 42.60.Jf, 68.60.Dv
Keywords: Diode-pumped solid-state laser, Nd:YVO
4laser, Passive Q-switching, Quantum defect, Thermal lens
∗
E-mail: [email protected] -162-
I. " e  ] Ø
s ¸× ¼ # l Nd:YVO
4Y Us $ H ´ òÖ ¦ s Z } ¦, ¦ ì
ø Í4 ¤Ò ¦ ` O Û ¼ µ 1 ÏÒ q ts 0 p x 9, c | 9 (beam quality)s Ä º Ã
º # , ( ç (marking), Å Ò Ã º ¨ 8 1 p x # Q ì r \ Ö ¸ 6
x ÷ & ¦ e [1–5]. Nd:YVO
4 H Ä » ¸ ~ ½ ÓØ ¦ é ß & h s Nd:YAG Ð 8 H & ñ Ü ¼ Ð [3–5], © 0 Aï r 0 A\ " f  ú ª É r Ã
º" î (90 µs)õ 808 nmõ 880 nm H % \ " f H f ¨ Ã º é ß
&
h
` ¦ & . l > r _ s ¸× ¼ # l Nd:YVO
4Y Us $
½
¨\ " f H f ¨ à º> à º H 808 nm © _ s ¸× ¼\ ¦ 6
x # Fig. 1(a)\ " f Ð1 p w Nd s : r _ l $ ï r 0 A(
4I
9/2, Z
1) \ " f
4F
5/2ï r 0 A Ð # l H 4ï r 0 A> \ ¦ 6 x H כ s
@ /Â Òì r s % 3 [6–9].
s
ü < H ² ú o l $ © I \ " f © 0 A ï r 0 A Nd s : r _
4
F
3/2ï r 0 A\ s ¸× ¼ Ð f ] X # l (direct pumping) H ï
r3ï r 0 A> (quasi three level)\ ¦ 6 x H ~ ½ ÓZ O s e . s
כ
É r 1968¸ \ Ross\ _ # ] jî ß ÷ &% 3 t ë ß [10], Ö ¸ µ 1 Ïy
½ ¨ ÷ &l r ô Ç כ É r 880 nm H % _ © \ " f ¦Ø ¦
§
4 © 6 x s ¸× ¼ > hµ 1 Ï ) a þ j H 10 # ¸ 1 l x î ß s [11–
17]. © s 808 nm H % ¦Ø ¦§ 4 © 6 x s ¸× ¼ H ½ ¨
l / 'Ä º 880 nm H % _ ¦Ø ¦§ 4 s ¸× ¼ H > hµ 1 Ïs 0
p
y # Q ½ ¨ l # Q§ > l \ íl \ H c | 9 s Ä ºÃ º ¦
;
¤ s a % v Ü ¼ 9 © % ò % i s V , É r Ti:Sapphire Y Us $
\
¦ s 6 x # # l ) a Nd:YVO
4_ µ 1 Ï : £ ¤$ í s Ð ¦÷ &% 3
. Lavi 1 p x É r 805 nm õ 879 nm © _ Ti:Sapphire Y Us
$
Ð Nd:YVO
4\ ¦ # l # : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ q § % i Ü ¼ 9 ¿ º â Ä
º\ y y 33 %ü < 35 %_ l Ö ¦ l ´ òÖ ¦` ¦ % 3 % 3 [11]. þ j
H, Ding 1 p x É r © s 808 nmõ 879 nm Ti:Sapphire Y U s
$ Ð Nd:YVO
4Y Us $ \ ¦ # l # y y 58 %, 75 %_ l
Ö ¦ l ´ òÖ ¦` ¦ Ð ¦ % i [16]. Sato 1 p x É r Ti:Sapphire Y
Us $ \ ¦ s 6 x # 809 nmõ 880 nm\ " f % 3 É r õ \ ¦ 880 nm © _ s ¸× ¼ Ð Nd:YVO
4\ ¦ # l ô Ç õ ü <
q
§ % i Ü ¼ 9, þ j@ / f ¨ à º Ø ¦§ 4 s 2 W 880 nm s ¸
×
¼ Ð # l # 75 %_ l Ö ¦ l ´ òÖ ¦` ¦ % 3 % 3 [17]. Ma 1
p
x É r 887 nm © _ s ¸× ¼ Ð Nd:YVO
4_ l $ ï r 0 A
4
I
9/2_ Â Òï r 0 A(sublevel) Z
2ï r 0 A(108 cm
−1) \ " f
4