Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser using a reticularly ordered single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber

被引:4
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作者
Zhang, Xiaodong [1 ]
Zhao, Shengzhi [1 ]
Li, Ying [2 ]
Zhang, Yan [2 ]
Li, Dechun [1 ]
Yang, Kejian [1 ]
Li, Xiangyang [3 ]
Wang, Reng [3 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, 27 Shanda South Rd, Jinan 250100, Shandong, Peoples R China
[2] Shandong Univ, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, 27 Shanda South Rd, Jinan 250100, Shandong, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Tech Phys, Shanghai 200083, Peoples R China
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基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Lasers; Diode-pumped; Passively Q-switched; Solid-state laser; Single-walled carbon nanotube; Saturable absorber; NDYAG LASER; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; POLYMER; WATER;
D O I
10.1016/j.optlastec.2017.06.016
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
In this letter, we demonstrate a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with reticularly ordered single-walled carbon nanotube as saturable absorber. Stable Q-switched pulses with a pulse energy of 0.322 mu J, a pulse width of 78.7 ns and a pulse repetition rate of 410.3 kHz have been obtained. Compared with the passively Q-switched laser with carbon nanotubes dispersed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the laser with reticularly ordered single-walled carbon nanotube can produce shorter pulses and higher peak power at almost the same incident pump power. The results suggest that the reticularly ordered single-walled carbon nanotube can be an attractive candidate of saturable absorber for Q-switched laser. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:84 / 89
页数:6
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