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US 12,009,628 B2Granted
Structure and configuration of the passively Q-switched diode end-pumped solid-state laser
AssigneeViettel Group
InventorsVan Tuan Vu, Trung Anh Hoang, Trung Hieu Le
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Abstract
The passively q-switched diode end-pumped solid-state laser is used the gain medium made of Er:Yb doped crystal and the Q-switch made of Co2+:MgAl2O4 crystal. The optical elements are optimally designed for the resonator to achieve pulse energy in a range 0.5 mJ≤E≤2 mJ with the pulse width in a range of 4 ns-15 ns. The resonator is appropriate to use in laser rangefinders, target designator, and other products in military and civilian applications.
Claims5
A configuration of a passively q-switched diode end-pumped solid-state laser, comprising:
- a laser base attaching optical elements along an optical axis of a diode laser source to form a laser transmitter;
- the diode laser source is a pulsed laser source configured to generate a pump laser beam with a center wavelength in a range of 900 nm-1000 nm, which can generate pulsed laser with a peak power in a range of 20 W-120 W, a pulse width in a range of 2 ms-5 ms, and a pulse repetition frequency in a range of 1 Hz-10 Hz;
- coupling lenses which are responsible for guiding the pump laser beam from the diode laser source into a gain medium in a resonator cavity, positions of the coupling lenses are varied axially to control a diameter, DB, or cross-section dimensions, a, b, of the pump laser beam entering the gain medium in a range of 0.5 mm-1 mm;
- the resonator cavity comprising, an input coupler which has an anti-reflective coating for the pump laser beam and a highly reflective coating for radiations emitted in the resonator cavity, which possess a desired laser emitted by the gain medium, wherein the input coupler comprises an individual coupler or a coating directly on an end-side of the gain medium;
- an intracavity holder attaching the gain medium and a Q-switch, wherein the intracavity holder is precisely mounted on the laser base, the Q-switch is placed perpendicularly or at a Brewster's angle to an optical line, wherein the Q-switch is placed separately or coated directly on another side of the gain medium that is opposite to the input coupler, the optical line is defined as a line perpendicular to the input coupler and output coupler which simultaneously is a symmetry axis of the gain medium;
- the gain medium is made of a lass doped with ions Er3+ and Yb3+, wherein a laser beam with the desired wavelength will be emitted under the excitation by the pump laser beam,
- the Q-switch comprises a passive Q-switch is made of Co2+:MgAl2O4 crystal as a laser on/off switch and is placed perpendicularly or at Brewster's angle to the optical line in the resonator cavity,
- the output coupler is coated to allow the laser beam to transmit partially, a part of the laser beam is reflected into the resonator cavity while a remaining part of the laser beam exits from the resonator cavity with a desired pulse energy.
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