本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具...本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具有效率高、体积小和重量轻等优点,在工业、医疗、军事等方面具有重要应用价值,研制大尺寸、高质量中红外激光晶体和输出波长更长的红外高功率激光泵浦源已成为中红外固体激光器未来发展方向之一。展开更多
In this Letter,we report on widely tunable pulse generation from a red-diode-clad-pumped mid-infrared[mid-IR)Er^(3+)/Dy^(3+)codoped ZrF_(4)fiber laser,for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.Using a Fe^(2+):Zn...In this Letter,we report on widely tunable pulse generation from a red-diode-clad-pumped mid-infrared[mid-IR)Er^(3+)/Dy^(3+)codoped ZrF_(4)fiber laser,for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.Using a Fe^(2+):ZnSe crystal,continuously tunable Qswitched pulses across the range of 3.06–3.62μm have been attained,which not only represents the widest range[in wavelength domain)from a pulsed rare-earth-doped fiber laser at any wavelength,but also almost entirely covers the strong absorption band of C-H bonds in the mid-IR,providing a potential way for gas detection and polymer processing.In addition,the commercial InAs quantum-well-based saturable absorbers[SAs)have been employed instead,and the obtained longest Q-switching wavelength of 3.39μm is slightly shorter than 3.444μm determined by its nominal direct bandgap of 0.36 eV.展开更多
文摘本文介绍了中红外固体激光器中新型的Fe^2＋∶Zn Se激光器和基于Mg O∶PPLN、Zn Ge P2晶体的光参量振荡器的发展现状,讨论了它们在发展过程中遇到的技术难题,探讨了中红外固体激光器的未来发展方向。波长为3~5μm的中红外固体激光器具有效率高、体积小和重量轻等优点,在工业、医疗、军事等方面具有重要应用价值,研制大尺寸、高质量中红外激光晶体和输出波长更长的红外高功率激光泵浦源已成为中红外固体激光器未来发展方向之一。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.62005040)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.ZYGX2020KYQD003)the Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province(No.2021YJ0368)。
文摘In this Letter,we report on widely tunable pulse generation from a red-diode-clad-pumped mid-infrared[mid-IR)Er^(3+)/Dy^(3+)codoped ZrF_(4)fiber laser,for the first time,to the best of our knowledge.Using a Fe^(2+):ZnSe crystal,continuously tunable Qswitched pulses across the range of 3.06–3.62μm have been attained,which not only represents the widest range[in wavelength domain)from a pulsed rare-earth-doped fiber laser at any wavelength,but also almost entirely covers the strong absorption band of C-H bonds in the mid-IR,providing a potential way for gas detection and polymer processing.In addition,the commercial InAs quantum-well-based saturable absorbers[SAs)have been employed instead,and the obtained longest Q-switching wavelength of 3.39μm is slightly shorter than 3.444μm determined by its nominal direct bandgap of 0.36 eV.
