Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12 (9): 090605, Published Online: Aug. 21, 2014
Supercontinuum generation in a standard single-mode fiber by a Q-switched Tm, Ho:YVO4 laser
Abstract
Broadband mid-infrared (IR) supercontinuum laser is generated in standard single-mode fiber-28 directly pumped by a 2054 nm nanosecond Q-switched Tm,Ho:YVO4 laser. The average output powers of 0.53 W in the ~1.95–2.5 μm spectral band and 0.65 W in the ~1.97–2.45 μm spectral band are achieved at pulse rate frequencies of 7 and 10 kHz, and the corresponding optic-to-optic conversion efficiencies are 34.6% and 42.4% by considering the coupling efficiency. The output spectra have extremely high flatness in the range 2060–2400 and 2060–2360 nm with negligible intensity variation (<2%), respectively. The output pulse shape is not split, and pulse width is reduced from 29 to ~15.4 ns. The beam quality factor M2 is 1.06, measured using traveling knife-edge method, and the laser beam spot is also monitored by an IR vidicon camera.
Jiancun Ren, Renlai Zhou, Shuli Lou, Wenbo Hou, Youlun Ju, Yuezhu Wang. Supercontinuum generation in a standard single-mode fiber by a Q-switched Tm, Ho:YVO4 laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12(9): 090605.