The invention belongs to the technical field of lasers, and particularly relates to a
gain medium, an annular cavity
laser and application thereof. The
gain medium is an
ytterbium ion-doped
calcium oxyborate
crystal, the molecular formula is Yb: YCa4O (BO3) 3, and the
doping concentration of
ytterbium ions is 0.1%-10%. The ring cavity
laser comprises a
gain medium, an
isolator, a pumping
coupling lens and a frequency doubling
crystal. According to the ring cavity
laser and the distributed gain, the laser ring cavity and the one-way
isolator are selectively arranged in one
ring laser, yellow light single-frequency laser output is achieved, pump light can be evenly absorbed, the thermal saturation effect of a
single crystal is avoided, and the energy extraction efficiency is remarkably improved. Moreover, power superposition can be realized, power amplification is realized through series connection of multiple gain media, additional polarization elements are not needed, and intra-
cavity loss is reduced; and the
light intensity distribution in the annular cavity is more uniform, and the frequency doubling
crystal is matched, so that the conversion efficiency can be improved, and the device is particularly suitable for high-power and high-polarization-purity laser systems.