A repetition-frequency-controllable double Q-switched (DQS) Ho:LuAG laser at 2098.34 nm with acousto-optic modulator (AOM) and Cr2+:ZnS saturable absorber (SA) was investigated. The maximum output power of 5.3 W was obtained at the AOM repetition frequency (RF) of 3.72 kHz, corresponding to the slope efficiency of 29.8%. The largest pulse energy of 2.8 mJ with the shortest pulse width of 54.2 ns was observed at the AOM RF of 2.64 kHz. Compared with the passively Q-switched Ho:LuAG laser, the DQS Ho:LuAG laser could generate shorter pulse width and larger pulse energy, and its RF could be controlled by the AOM RF.
A high power ZnGeP2 (ZGP) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with good beam quality pumped by a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser was demonstrated. The maximum output power of the ZGP OPO with a four-mirror ring cavity was about 5.04 W around 8.1 μm with 83.9 W Ho incident pump power, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 9.2 %. The ZGP OPO produced 36.0 ns far-IR pulse laser in the 8.0-8.3 μm spectral regions. The beam quality was measured to be M2~1.6 at the highest output power.
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