A corner-pumped Nd:YAG/YAG composite slab continuous-wave laser operating at 1064 nm,1074 nm,1112 nm,1116 nm,and 1123 nm simultaneously and a laser that is tunable at these wavelengths are reported for the first time.The maximum output power of the five-wavelength laser is 5.66 W with an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 11.3%.After a birefringent filter is inserted in the cavity,the five wavelengths can be separated successfully by rotating the filter.The maximum output powers of the 1064 nm,1074 nm,1112 nm,1116 nm,and 1123 nm lasers are 1.51 W,1.3 W,1.27 W,0.86 W,and 0.72 W,respectively.
A theoretical model of cascaded terahertz(THz) difference-frequency generation is established based on one-dimensional coupled-wave equations.The relationships between sphalerite crystals' wave vector mismatches and difference-frequency pump waves are analyzed.To produce terahertz wave with the frequency of 1.5 THz,80-order cascaded difference-frequency is applied.By introducing crystal absorption,we calculate the optimum crystal length and pump frequency under actual circumstances.It is found that Stokes waves dominate the terahertz waves output in cascaded progress,and cascaded difference-frequency can increase the photon conversion efficiency obviously.
We report an efficient continuous-wave (CW) tunable intra-cavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on the multi-period periodically poled lithium niobate and using a laser diode (LD) end-pumped CW 1064 nm Nd:YVO 4 laser as the pump source.A highly efficiency CW operation is realized through a careful cavity design for mode matching and thermal stability.The signal tuning range is 1401-1500 nm obtained by varying the domain period.The maximum output power of 2.2 W at 1500 nm is obtained with a 17.1 W 808 nm LD power and the corresponding conversion efficiency is 12.9%.
