A 5 kW CW CO2 laser using a novel negative-branchunstable resonator with a phase-unifying output coupler

A 5 kW CW CO₂ laser using a negative-branch unstable resonator (M=-1.5) is proposed and characterized experimentally. The resonator consists of a stepwise variable reflecting output coupler, called the phase-unifying output coupler, and a total reflector. A 5 kW CW laser beam with diffraction limited quality (2&thetas;=0.45 mrad) is obtained and affected by the focal point in the resonator. The misalignment angle to reduce the laser power to 95% is improved by a factor of 19 compared with a positive-branch unstable resonator (M=1.5) with a phase-unifying output coupler at the same resonator length     

CW 20-kW SAGE CO2 laser for industrial use

A CW CO₂ laser with power output of more than 20 kW is described. The laser consists of a discharge excitation system named SAGE (Silent-discharge Assisted Glow discharge Excitation) and a ZnSe or KCl transmissive window for extracting high-quality beams with axisymmetric intensity profile from a confocal positive-branch unstable resonator. SAGE is effective in forming a uniformly distributed and stable discharge in a large-volume, high-pressure gas excitation medium. Together with appropriate high-pressure gas conditions and a properly selected zeolite to adsorb water vapor in the laser chamber, the transmissive windows enable gas-sealed operations. The structure of the 20-kW SAGE laser and its performance characteristics are described. The maximum CW power of 26.5 kW with an efficiency of 16.5% is attained with the ZnSe window, and a 20.3-kW power output is extracted through the KCl window. Long-term gas-sealed operation at a CW power level of 20 kW has been demonstrated for a period of 65 h     

High-power CO2 laser using Gauss-core resonator for 6-kWlarge-volume TEM00 mode operation

A novel resonator based on a stable resonator configuration designed to yield a highly focusing beam operating in a large-volume TEM ₀₀ is presented. An output coupler of the new stable resonator has a circular partial-reflection region in the center that is surrounded by an antireflection region. Main-beam mode is determined by the partial-reflection region existing in the “core” of the output coupler. A diffraction beam spread from the center of the optical path in the cavity is amplified by a laser medium. By combining part of the core beam transmitted from the partial-reflection region with the amplified diffraction beam under the phase-unified condition, a diffraction-limited laser beam having a large diameter is obtained. A 6.2-kW linearly polarized output beam with the M² factor of 1.7 is obtained experimentally for a high-power CW CO₂ laser. In laser-materials processing, we can cut 1:mm thin mild steel with a cutting speed as high as 64 m/min, at 5.9 kW     

高效率横向电激励连续CO_2激光器的研究

报道一种工业用高气压封闭形横向电激励二千瓦级连续CO_2激光器。连续运行13小时,输出功率高于2.3kW,能量转换效率大于17％。研究了放电特性、输出特性;测量了在不同放电条件下的电子温度和电子浓度。     

A CW 28 μm water vapor laser for plasma diagnostics

A high-power CW 27.972 μm water vapor laser has been constructed in order to use as a light source of an interferometer for plasma diagnostics. The laser consists of 220 cm length and 2.0 cm small bore Pyrex glass discharge tube, semi-confocal resonator and Michelson coupler. From the measurement of cavity detuning curves, it is found that two waveguide modes, EH₁₁ and EH₂₁ oscillate. The increase of the output power is found to become more than seven times larger by adding He(50%)?H₂(50%) mixed gas. Under the optimum condition, the maximum output power of 65 mW or the output power per unit cavity volume of 83 μW/cm³ is obtained.     

输出千瓦级基模CO_2激光的七折光学谐振腔

报道了一种成功地在横向磁场约束的直流辉光放电激励横向流动ＣＯ２激光器上输出千瓦级基模光束的七折腔的结构、参数及实验结果，并对其进行了讨论。     

Laser at 532 nm by intracavity frequency-doubling in BBO

A simple and compact linear resonator green laser at 532 nm is generated by intracavity frequencydoubling of a diode-side-pumped acousto-optically (AO) Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. Two acoustooptic Q-switches were placed orthogonally with each other to improve the hold-off capacity. As high as 214 W of continuous-wave (CW) and 154 W of quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) output power at 1064 nm were obtained when the pumping power was 1598 W. The type I phase-matched BBO crystal was used as the nonlinear medium in the second harmonic generation. A green laser with an average output power of 37 W was obtained at a repetition rate of 20 kHz and a pulse width of 54 ns, which corresponds to pulse energy of 1.85 mJ per pulse and a peak power 34.26 kW, respectively.     

Characterization of diode-pumped laser operation of a novel Yb:GSO Crystal

We report what is believed to be the first demonstration of the laser action of Yb/sup 3+/-doped Gd/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/ (Yb:GSO)crystal pumped by a 940-nm laser diode at room temperature. The threshold of laser generation is only 0.85 kW/cm/sup 2/, which is smaller than the theoretic threshold of Yb:YAG (1.54 kW/cm/sup 2/). The laser wavelength is 1090 nm. With a 2.5% output coupler, the maximum output power is 415 mW under a pump power of 5W. By using the SESAM, the Q-switched modelocking and CW mode-locked operations are demonstrated.     

2kW横流连续CO_2激光器的工作气体以Ar代He的研究

对管板式低气压放电结构、横流连续２ｋＷＣＯ２激光器以Ａｒ气取代部分Ｈｅ气进行了研究。Ｈｅ气的取代量（掺Ａｒ量）从２０％增加到６０％，工作气压在２．９３～４．２６ｋＰａ，放电电流在３～１１Ａ的范围，激光器放电稳定，运转正常，可获得良好的输出特性，如输出功率为１．７ｋＷ，电光转换效率为１６％。     

输出耦合镜热形变对聚焦特性的影响及其实时补偿

研究了在不同输出功率下 ,输出耦合镜热形变所引起的输出光束Rayleigh长度的变化规律。采用压力变形反射镜对Rayleigh长度变化进行了实时补偿 ,修正了由于输出耦合镜热变形造成的影响 ,改善了高功率CO2 激光器的聚焦特性     

LD端面抽运Nd:YAP 1341.4nm激光器

为了研究Nd:YAP晶体在LD端面抽运中的1341.4nm激光输出特性,采用理论计算和实验测量了实验系统的热焦距,对比了平平腔和平凹腔激光输出结果。采用输出耦合率为T=2.4%的平凹腔和输出耦合率为T=2.6%的平平腔,分别得到了3.15W和2.86W的1341.4nm线偏振激光输出,对应斜效率分别为18.4%和17.5%。结果表明,Nd:YAP作为1.3μm波段激光晶体具有潜在的优点。     

折叠式准封离型CO2激光器的光学谐振腔设计

在千瓦级基模连续CO_2激光器谐振腔设计中,采用具有良好横模选择能力的准封离型多折腔方案,考虑到共振腔内负的气体热透镜效应,使模体积与激发体积形成良好匹配,谐振腔获得稳定的最大效益的功率输出。在此基础上采用机械斩光盘式调Q方案,调整谐振腔设计参数,补偿高功率激光窗口正的热透镜效应,获得了最大平均输出功率800W的以基模为主的CO_2调Q脉冲输出。     

多棒固体激光器棒间匹配耦合的研究

采用光学传输矩阵的方法对内含多元件热透镜介质的激光腔进行了分析,给出了棒间匹配耦合的调整方法。理论分析与实验相符,并在三棒串接的CWNd3+:YAG激光器中获得(0～1)kW的稳定功率输出。     

High-power TE CO2laser with graphite electrodes

A high-power CW TE CO2laser using a new graphite anode structure and a novel Mo wire cathode is described. A uniform discharge for laser excitation is obtained. The device produces a CW output of 6 kW.     

高重频人眼安全光参变振荡器实验研究

介绍了连续激光二极管抽运声光Q开关Nd:YAG激光器抽运的高重复频率1.57μm人眼安全光参变振荡器实验研究结果.采用连续激光二极管三侧面抽运Nd:YAG模块和QSGSU-6型小型声光Q开关,1.57μm光参变振荡谐振腔置于1.06μm Nd:YAG激光谐振腔内,非线性晶体为X切割的KTP晶体,利用Ⅱ类非临界相位匹配光参变振荡输出1.57μm波长激光.在重频1kHz~5 kHz时进行了初步实验,在重频3kHz时,获得1.57μm高重复频率激光最大输出功率480mW,最大峰值功率58.8kW,脉宽2.72ns,电光效率达2.6‰.试验结果表明,连续激光二极管抽运声光Q开关内腔光参变振荡器是获得高频人眼安全激光的一种有效途径.     

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDIES OF AN 84 GHz, 500 kW, CW GYROTRON

The feasibility of an 84 GHz, 500 kW, CW gyrotron for ECRH on an experimental tokamak will be presented in this paper. Mode competition and mode selection procedures are carefully investigated by considering various candidate modes and the TE_10,4 mode is chosen as the operating mode. A conventional cylindrical cavity resonator with weak input and output tapers and parabolic roundings is considered for interaction studies. Self-consistent, both single mode and time-dependent, calculations are carried out and power and efficiencies are computed for a typical set of beam parameters. The results show that an output power of well over 500 kW, CW and efficiency around 40% can be reached without a depressed collector.     

高功率激光实时检测与控制系统的研究

为了提高激光功率的稳定性和控制精度,设计了一种新颖的高功率激光实时检测与控制装置。该系统由光功率采样单元和反馈控制单元两部分组成。采样单元利用尾镜的微量透射光进行激光采样,经衰减后再由探测器进行接收并对其加以处理;然后将处理信号送到反馈控制单元去自动调节放电电流,以保证输出激光功率的稳定。实验表明,该系统能够实时监控激光的输出功率,有效提高激光功率的控制精度和稳定性。在4kW轴快流CO2激光器上的实际运行结果表明,该系统可使得激光功率稳定度达到±0.1%水平。     

带变反射率耦合输出镜的连续高功率Nd：YAG激光器的研究

分析了具有变反射率耦合输出镜（ＶＲＭ）的热透镜谐振腔的光束传输特征，研究了ＶＲＭ的耦合输出及对高功率固体激光光束的选模作用，实验结果验证了理论分析并得到连续波１８０Ｗ，光束参数乘积（远场发散角半角×近场光束半径）为６．２５ｍｍ·ｍｒａｄ的高亮度激光输出。     

脉冲氙离子激光器泵浦的可调谐染料激光器

脉冲氙离子激光器具有高功率输出和较长的激光脉冲宽度,而且结构简单,用它来泵浦可调谐染料激光器,引起了人们的兴趣.H(?)nsch等首先用氙离子激光器泵浦若丹明6G染料,获得了染料激光输出,以后Laird.D.Schearer等作了进一步的研究.采用染料快速流动可获得高达40%的转换效率,利用氙离子的紫外输出谱线,还可将染料激光器的输出扩展到紫外波段.     

管板式横流10kWCO_2激光器的实验研究

本文叙述一台具有重复脉冲辅助放电的横向流动连续CO_2激光器。实验研究了放电特性,并给出激光器增益和输出功率的实验和计算结果。激光器最大输出功率12600W。在输出功率10200W条件下一次充气连续运行超过8h,功率不稳定度±1.5％。