A laser-diode-pumped dual-loss-modulated Q-switching Tm:LuAG laser with an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) and monolayer graphene saturable absorber (SA) around 2 μm is presented for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The average output power and the pulse widths for different repetition rates have been measured. In comparison with the singly Q-switching laser with AOM or with monolayer graphene SA, the dual-loss-modulated Q-switching laser could generate shorter pulse width and higher peak power. The maximum pulse width compression ratio was found to be 3.11, and the highest peak power was enhanced 97.4 times. The experimental results show that the dual-loss-modulated technology is an efficient method for compressing the pulse width, improving the peak power, and enhancing the pulse stability for the Q-switched lasers at 2 μm.
Based on avalanche effect of avalanche transistor, Marx circuit configuration is adopted, trigger circuit and PCB layout are described in detail. The all-solid-state pulse source is designed with 10-stages Marx circuit. The test results demonstrate that its output impedance is 50Ω, the pulse width is 10ns approximately, pulse voltage is about 1.5kV,the rise time of the positive pulse is less than 2ns, the fall time of negative pulse is about 3ns, the operating frequency is 10kHz, coefficient of variation for voltage peak, fall time and pulse width is less than 5%, which is suitalbe as interference source for the EMC experiment.
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