computation of laser power output for cw operation
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Computation of Laser Power Output for CW Operation. Konrad Altmann, LAS-CAD GmbH. Pump transition. Laser transition. Energy levels, population numbers, and transitions for a 4-level laser system. Rate Equations for a 4-Level System. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Computation of
Laser Power Output
for CW Operation
Konrad Altmann, LAS-CAD GmbH
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Energy levels, population numbers, and transitions for a 4-level laser system
Laser transition
Pumptransition
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,N
WNRt
Np
ac
LL SdVNW
dt
dS
Rate Equations for a 4-Level System
N(x,y,z) = N2–N1 population inversion density (N1 ~ 0)
Rp pump rate
W(x,y,z) transition rate due to stimulated emission
spontaneous fluorescence life time of upper laser level
SL number of laser photons in the cavity
mean life time of laser photons in the cavity
C
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The pump rate is given by
0pSR ppp
ηP pump efficiency
p0(x,y,z) absorbed pump power density distribution normalized over the crystal volume
Sp total number of pump photons absorbed in the crystal per unit of time
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The transition rate due to stimulated emission is given by
),,(0 zyxsSn
cW L
σ stimulated emission cross section
n refractive index of laser material
s0(x,y,z) normalized distribution of the laser photons
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N
zyxsSn
cNR
t
NLp
),,(0
a
cL dVzyxsN
n
cS
dt
dS
1
),,(0
Detailed Rate Equations of a 4-Level Systems
0 dtdStN
Condition for equilibrium
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This equation can be solved by iterative integration. The integral extends over the volume of the active medium. The iteration converges very fast, as starting condition
Using the equilibrium conditions, and carrying through some transformations one is getting a recursion relation for the number of laser photons in the cavity
dV
zyxsScnzyxp
SSa
L
PpcL
),,(1
),,(
0
0
PpcL SS
can be used.
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The laser power output is obtained by computing the number of photons passing the output coupler per time unit. This delivers for the power ouput the relation
L
RcShP outLLout ~
2
))ln((
ar LnLL )1(~
Rout reflectivity of output mirror
c vacuum speed of light
νL frequency of laser light
h Planck's constant
optical path length
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)ln( outroundtripT RLT
To compute we divide the time t for one round-trip
c
Lt
~2
by the total loss TT during one round-trip
Here Lroundtrip represents all losses during one
roundtrip additional to the loss at the output coupler. Using the above expression one obtains
))ln((
~2
outroundtripc RLc
L
C
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dV
csLPTchn
p
T
R
h
hPP
a
out
MLT
out
P
LPpout
0
0
~2
1
)ln(
Using the above relations one obtains for the laser power output the recursion relation
Here
PPP ShP
is the totally absorbed pump power per time unit, νP is the frequency of the pump light
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The next viewgraphs are showing results of com-
parison between experimental measurements and
simulation for Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4. The agree-
ment between the results turned out to be very
good.
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Power output vs. pump power for 1.1 at.% Nd:YAG
Measurement
o—o Computation
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Power output vs. pump power for 0.27 at.% Nd:YVO4
Measurement
o—o Computation
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In similar way the laser power output for a quasi-3-level laser system can be computed
Energy levels, population numbers, and transitions for a quasi-3-level laser system
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2
122 N
NBNBRt
Naep
C
L
a aeL S
dVNBNBt
S
12
Rate Equations for a Quasi-3-Level System
21 NNN t
Nt doping density per unit volume
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Ba transition rate for reabsorption
),,(0 zyxsSn
cB L
aa
σe(T(x,y,z)) effective cross section of stimulated emission
σa effective cross section of reabsorption
c the vacuum speed of light
Be transition rate for stimulated emission
),,(0 zyxsSn
cB L
ee
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To solve the rate equation again equilibrium conditions are used
0 dtdStN
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dV
ssPTch
q
NqchpPq
T
cThP
a
LGLGRout
M
tppp
TL
Mout
)(
/)1()/(0
After some transformations this recursion relation is obtained
e
aq
1
This recursion relation differs from the relation for 4-level-systems only due to the term
For the above relation goes over into the relation for 4-level systems
10 qa
1q
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The parameter qσ depends on temperature distribution
due to temperature dependence of the cross section σe of stimulated emission. σe can be computed by the use of the method of reciprocity. As shown in the paper of Laura L. DeLoach et al. , IEEE J. of Q. El. 29, 1179 (1993) the following relation can be deducted
),,(
)exp
)),,((
)),,((
zyxTk
hE
zyxTZ
zyxTZ ZL
u
lae
Zu and Zl are the partition functions of the upper and lower crystal field states
EZL is the energy separation between lowest components of the upper and the lower crystal field states.
k is Boltzmann's constant
T(x,y,z) [K] is the temperature distribution in the crystal as obtained from FEA.
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Energy levels and transitions for the
Quasi-3-Level-Material Yb:YAG
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Yb:YAG cw-Laser, Laser Group Univ. Kaiserslautern
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Output vs. Input Power for a 5 at. % Yb:YAG Laser Measurements: Laser Group, Univ. Kaiserlauterno o Computation Using Temperature Dep. Stim. Em. Cross Section