Amplifier and method for increasing multipass amplifying output power of bar-like Nd: YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) laser

A technology of output power and amplifier, which is applied in the field of lasers, can solve problems such as the inability to reduce the thermal depolarization effect of laser amplifiers, affect the output power of solid-state lasers, and increase the thermal depolarization effect, so as to reduce the cost of lasers, facilitate engineering applications, and output The effect of power increase

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-11
BEIJING UNIV OF TECH
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As the pump power and the number of times the laser passes through the laser medium increase, the thermal depolarization effect caused by thermally induced birefringence will increase significantly, seriously affecting the output power of the solid-state laser
In order to reduce the impact of thermal depolarization effect on the performance of laser amplifiers and seed source lasers, optical isolators are c

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[0022] like figure 1 As shown, the present embodiment is composed of 1 / 2 wave plate (1), polarization beam splitter prism a (2), 45 degree Faraday rotator (3), 45 degree quartz rotator (4) and polarization beam splitter prism b (5) Sequential placement constitutes an optoisolator. The laser medium (6) is installed in the semiconductor laser module (7), and the laser medium (6) is a Nd:YAG crystal rod using the [100] cutting direction. After the seed light (10) is injected, it enters the laser medium through an optical isolator (6), plus 1 / 4 wave plate (8) and total reflection mirror (9) constitute the laser double-pass amplifier, below in conjunction with [111] and [100] direction cutting Nd: the thermal stress birefringence effect of YAG crystal, and The thermal depolarization effect generated by it will be further described in this embodiment.

[0023] The seed light (10) is a p-linearly polarized laser. After passing through the 1 / 2 wave plate (1), the phase is rotated by...

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The invention relates to an amplifier and a method for increasing multipass amplifying output power of bar-like Nd: YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) laser, belonging to the technical field of a laser device. A 1/2 wave plate, a polarized beam splitter a, a 45-degree faraday rotator, a 45-degree quartz rotator and a polarized beam splitter b are placed in sequence to form an opto-isolator, and a laser medium is installed in a semiconductor laser module. After seed light is injected, the seed light enters into the laser medium through the opto-isolator. The laser medium is an Nd: YAG crystal bar in a [100] cutting direction. After output, one-pass amplification is realized. The one-pass amplifying laser passes through a 1/4 wave plate and a total-reflecting mirror and then enters into the laser medium again, and two-pass amplifying laser is output through the polarized beam splitter b. When the laser enters into the laser medium, a direction in which the output power of linearly polarized light is a maximum value is selected as the direction of the crystal bar in the rotation range of 360 degrees. According to the amplifier and the method, the heat depolarization effect is obviously reduced, and additional loss brought by inserting a heat depolarization compensation device is avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a multi-pass laser amplifier which uses a [100] direction to cut Nd:YAG crystal rods, and a method for finding the maximum output power of linearly polarized light by rotating the Nd:YAG crystal rods, belonging to the technical field of lasers. Background technique [0002] With the development of laser amplifiers, in order to achieve high output power, a multi-pass amplification structure must be used, and the laser must be linearly polarized. As the pump power and the number of times the laser passes through the laser medium increase, the thermal depolarization effect caused by thermally induced birefringence will increase significantly, seriously affecting the output power of the solid-state laser. In order to reduce the impact of thermal depolarization effect on the performance of laser amplifiers and seed source lasers, optical isolators are currently used to prevent depolarized light from returning to the seed source lase...

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IPC IPC(8): H01S3/16H01S3/00
Inventor 李强孙哲姜梦华雷訇惠勇凌
Owner BEIJING UNIV OF TECH
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