简介:ThisLetterreportstheformationofperiodicsurfacestructuresonNi–Fefilmirradiatedbyasinglefemtosecondlaserpulse.Aconcavelenswithafocuslengthof-150mmisplacedinfrontofanobjective(100×,NA=0.9),whichtransformstheGaussianlaserfieldintoaringdistributionbytheFresneldiffraction.Periodicripplesformontheablationareaaftertheirradiationofasinglefemtosecondlaserpulse,whichdependsonthelaserpolarizationandlaserfluence.Weproposethattheringstructureofthelaserfieldleadstoasimilartransientdistributionofthepermittivityonthesamplesurface,whichfurtherlaunchesthesurfaceplasmonpolaritons.Theinteractionoftheincidentlaserwithsurfaceplasmonpolaritonsdominatestheformationofperiodicsurfacestructures.
简介:Wereportontheamplificationofhigh-average-powerandhigh-efficiencypicosecondpulsesinaself-madeverylarge-mode-areaYb-dopedphotoniccrystalfiber(PCF).ThePCFwithacorediameterof105μmandacorenumericalapertureof0.05ispreparedbythesol-gelmethodcombinedwiththepowdersinteringtechnique.Thefiberamplificationsystemproducesthehighestaveragepowerof255Wata10MHzrepetitionratewitha21pspulsedurationcorrespondingtoapeakpowerof1.2MW.Thisresultexemplifiesthehigh-average-powerandhigh-peak-powerpotentialofthisspecificallydesignedfiber.
简介:Wereportonthecontinuous-wave(CW)andpassiveQ-switchingperformanceofaminiatureYb:Y3Ga5O12crystallaserendpumpedbya935-nmdiodelaser.AmaximumCWoutputpowerof12.03Wisproducedwithanoptical-to-opticalefficiencyof54.4%,whiletheslopeefficiencyis63%.InthepassivelyQ-switchedoperationachievedwithaCr4+:YAGsaturableabsorber,anaverageoutputpowerof2.12Wat1025.2nmisgeneratedwithaslopeefficiencyof46%atapulserepetitionrateof5.0kHz.Thepulse’senergy,duration,andpeakpowerare424μJ,2.3ns,and184.3kW,respectively.
简介:Adiode-end-pumpedelectro-optic(EO)Q-switchedNd:YVO4laseroperatingatrepetitionrateof10kpps(pulsespersecond)wasreported.AblockofLa3Ga5SiO14(LGS)singlecrystalwasusedasaQ-switchandthedriverwasametaloxidesemiconductorfieldeffecttransistor(MOS-FET)pulserofhighrepetitionrateandhighvoltage.Atcontinuouswave(CW)operation,theslopeefficiencyofthelaserwas46%,andmaximumoptical-to-opticalefficiencywas38.5%.Usinganoutputcouplerwithtransmissionof70%,a10-kppsQ-switchedpulsetrainwith0.4-mJmonopulseenergyand8.2-nspulsewidthwasachieved,theopticalconversionefficiencywasaround15%,andthebeamqualityM2factorwaslessthan1.2.