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Chin. Phys. B, 2009, Vol. 18(3): 1077-1084    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/3/040
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Simultaneous all-solid-state multi-wavelength lasers --- a promising pump source for generating highly coherent terahertz waves

Liu Huan(刘欢)a)b), Xu De-Gang(徐德刚)a), and Yao Jian-Quan(姚建铨)a)
a Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; b Center for Photonics and Electronics, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Abstract  A diode-end-pumped Nd:YAG dual-wavelength laser operating at 1319 and 1338 nm is demonstrated. The maximum average output power of the quasi-continuous wave linearly polarized dual-wavelength laser is obtained to be 2.1 W at a repetition rate of 50 kHz with an output power instability of less than 0.38% and beam quality factor M2 of 1.45. Using the two lines, the highly coherent and narrow linewidth terahertz radiation of 3.23 THz can be generated in an organic 4-N, N-dimethylamino--methyl-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) crystal. Meanwhile, the multi-wavelength red laser at 659.5, 664 and 669 nm is generated by frequency doubling and sum frequency processes in a lithium triborate (LBO) crystal. The average red laser output power is enhanced up to 1.625 W at a repetition rate of 15 kHz with an output power instability of better than 0.53% and beam quality factor M2 of 6.05. Using the three lines, it is possible to generate the multi-wavelength THz radiation of 3.3, 3.43 and 6.73 THz in an appropriate difference frequency crystal.
Keywords:  end-pumped Nd:YAG laser      dual-wavelength laser      acousto-optic Q-switch      terahertz wave  
Received:  10 April 2008      Revised:  31 July 2008      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  42.55.Xi (Diode-pumped lasers)  
  42.60.Jf (Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)  
  42.60.Gd (Q-switching)  
  42.60.Da (Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2007CB310403) and the Tianjin Municipal Primary application and Frontier Technology Research Plan, China (Grant No 07JCYBJC06200).

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Liu Huan(刘欢), Xu De-Gang(徐德刚), and Yao Jian-Quan(姚建铨) Simultaneous all-solid-state multi-wavelength lasers --- a promising pump source for generating highly coherent terahertz waves 2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 1077

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