In this study, a fiber coupled high power side-pumped Nd:YAG laser system for laser cleaning is presented. Based on the two-rod structure and two stages amplifiers, the maximum average output power of 783 W with corresponding pulse energy of 52 mJ at 15 kHz has been achieved. The fiber coupling efficiencies after the master oscillator, one stage amplifier and two stages amplifiers reach to 99%, 98.3% and 94%, respectively. A laser cleaning machine prototype composed of the master oscillator and one stage amplifier with an average output power of greater than 500 W has been developed and achieved better nondestructive cleaning effect for thermal control coating removal compared with commercial fiber laser cleaning machines. This study provides a new method for developing high power laser sources for nondestructive laser cleaning equipment.
This paper demonstrates the capability of sub-nanosecond, high peak power Yb:YAG/Cr4+:YAG/YVO4 passively Q-switched Raman microchip lasers at 1134 nm operated in multiple pulses mode under quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) pumping. Total pulse energy for the Stokes laser was 1.8 mJ with a 4 mm YVO4 crystal and TOC = 16%. The corresponding pulse repetition rate reached 225 kHz within a single pumping pulse. By employing a compact plane-concave cavity and 5 mm YVO4 crystal, the single pulse energy for the Raman laser was further scaled up to 44 μJ. The corresponding peak power was 95 kW. A highest output pulse repetition rate of 87.8 kHz and shortest pulse duration of 464 ps were found for the Raman laser. The results indicate that the Raman microchip laser configuration under QCW LD pumping is a promising approach for developing high peak power, commercial and portable Raman lasers with a pulse duration of several hundred-picoseconds at a pulse repetition rate of hundred kilohertz.
26 February 2024 in Advanced Engineering Materials
Perovskite as an emerging semiconductor luminescent material has attracted widespread attention due to its simple preparation, high luminescence quantum yield, high color purity, tunable spectrum, and ability to cover the entire visible light band. However, due to the influence of water or other highly polar solvents, oxygen, temperature, and radiation, perovskite nanocrystals will aggregate or collapse in the lattice, eventually leading to luminescence quenching. This study starts from the postprocessing of perovskite, uses methyl methacrylate as the monomer and TPO as the photoinitiator, and encapsulates the perovskite powder prepared by the hot injection method through ultraviolet light initiation. A method is proposed to improve the luminescence and crystal structure stability of perovskite. By eliminating the influence of environmental factors on perovskite nanocrystals through the dense structure formed by organic polymers, the resistance of perovskite to strong polar solvents such as water will be greatly improved, and it has great potential in the protection of perovskite. Finally, by changing the proportion of halogen elements in the perovskite resin to change the color of the luminescent resin, a fluorescent coating emitting light in all visible light bands is prepared. Fluorescent coatings are widely used in life and industry fields such as plastics, sol, and paper.