Research topics:
1. Microchip solid-state lasers
2. Transparent ceramic lasers
3. Properties of optical materials
4. Laser ignition and communications
5. Novel solid-state lasers
6. Laser manipulated micro-particles
Research highlights
1. Passively Q-switched microchip lasers for high peak power generation
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Based on Yb:YAG/Cr4+:YAG composite ceramics as gain medium, highly efficient passively Q-switched lasers with pulse width of 237 ps and peak power of over 0.72 MW have been demonstrated for the first time. Details of the research see Optics Express, 15(22): 14516 – 14523 (2007).
Highly efficient passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser
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Highly efficient, sub-nanosecond passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser with Cr4+:YAG as saturable absorber has been demonstrated for the first time, slope efficiency as high as 40% has been achieved. The research on passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG microchip laser has been highlighted on “Photonics Spectra” (January 2008) entitled “Microchip laser exploits Yb:LuAG properties – Researchers create passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG laser".
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 46(1): 50-56, (2010).
2. Crystalline-orientation manipulated polarization output from Yb:YAG microchip lasers
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3. Efficient Yb:YAG ceramic lasers
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4. Yb:YAG/Cr,Yb:YAG enhanced self-Q-switched lasers
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5. Direct generation of Ince-Gaussian (IG) beam from Cr,Nd:YAG microchip lasers
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6. Laser pulse stabilization of passively Q-switched laser by longitudinal mode selection
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