We demonstrate a high power, Er:LuAG single-longitudinal-mode laser in an anti-misaligned resonator. Based on the Faraday effect, a 1.61 W single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) laser is obtained with the double corner-cube-retroreflector (CCR) structure, and the tunable wavelength is 1649.2–1650.3 nm. Additionally, we investigate the anti-misalignment characteristics when the CCR moves and rotates along the optical axis. Furthermore, by utilizing the Er:LuAG amplifier, the maximum 2.32 W single-longitudinal-mode laser at 1649.6 nm is achieved. The beam quality factors M² of the 2.32 W Er:LuAG single-longitudinal-mode laser are 1.23 and 1.25 along the horizontal (x) and vertical (y) directions, respectively.

近年来，相干探测激光雷达是测量远距离低空风切变的有效手段，1.6 μm波段固体激光器以其人眼安全、探测器件成熟等优势成为相干雷达主要光源。其增益介质Er:YAG晶体在1532 nm波段有较强的吸收峰，但吸收谱较窄，因此通过使用1 532 nm光纤激光器进行谐振泵浦可以有效提高晶体输出效率。为此，文中以Er/Yb双包层光纤为增益介质，1532 nm光纤光栅为反射腔镜，976 nm半导体激光器为泵浦源，实现了全光纤化1532 nm激光输出。输出激光最大功率73.44 W，波长可调谐范围为1531.35~1532.14 nm，波长谱宽为0.06 nm，x和y方向的光束质量M²分别为1.38和1.26，是1.6 μm固体激光器的理想泵浦源。并采用此激光器泵浦Er:YAG非平面环形腔获得1.3 W单频激光输出，斜率效率为31.76%。

2 μm、中波红外3~5 μm及长波红外8~12 μm波段的激光处于大气传输窗口，在激光医疗、环境监测、激光雷达、化学遥感和红外对抗等领域有着非常广阔的应用前景。基于非线性频率转换技术，采用非线性光学晶体在实现中长波红外固体激光输出方面具有结构简单、宽调谐和高功率等技术优势。尤其是使用2 μm单掺Ho固体激光器泵浦ZnGeP₂晶体，在3~5 μm和8~10 μm中长波红外输出中性能优异。在平均输出功率方面，目前可达到102 W@3~5 μm、12.6 W@8.2 μm以及3.5 W@9.8 μm的输出水平，光束质量M²均小于3，其中中波的光光转换效率可达60%。文中针对2 μm单掺Ho固体激光器及ZnGeP₂晶体在中长波输出方面进行了总结。

We demonstrate a single-longitudinal-mode Ho3+:YVO4 unidirectional ring laser based on the acousto-optic effect, utilizing the features of the acousto-optical Q switch and half-wave plate to achieve unidirectional operation. The maximum power achieved in the single-longitudinal-mode at 2053.9 nm is 941 mW when the absorbed power is set as 4.4 W, yielding a nearly 50% slope efficiency. The M2 factor is 1.1. The results show that such a technique offers a potentially promising new method for achieving a high power and narrow linewidth 2 μm single-longitudinal-mode laser.

We demonstrate a diode-pump Tm3+-doped all-fiber laser operating at 1908 nm based on a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) configuration. In our work, 152 W of laser output power is generated by a total incident pump power of 434 W at 790 nm, corresponding to the total optical efficiency of 35%. The laser wavelength is 1908.29 nm. To the best of our knowledge, it is the highest output power reached around 1908 nm with such a narrow linewidth of 0.18 nm based on a MOPA configuration.

We report a monolithic Tm:YLF micro laser in this Letter. In order to improve the relaxation oscillation of the laser, both ends of the crystal are coated, making the Tm:YLF crystal itself a resonant cavity. The micro laser is pumped by a 792 nm laser diode operated in the continuous wave (CW) mode. We obtain maximum output powers of 7.78 and 10.4 W at the total incident power of 43.6 W with focus lenses of 37.5 and 40 mm, respectively, corresponding to the slope efficiencies of 25.6% and 40.0% and the optical–optical conversion efficiencies of 17.8% and 23.8%. It is clear that the amplitude of the relaxation oscillation is smaller and the beam quality is better with the focus length of 37.5 mm; however, the laser with the focus length of 40 mm produces a higher output power and a more stable wavelength centering at 1878.44 nm.