An α-BaTeMo2O9 Acousto-Optical Q-Switch for All-Fiber Lasers

In this letter, a novel acousto-optical (AO) Q-switch is designed by using \alpha -BaTeMo _{\mathbf {2}}~\text{O}_{\mathbf {9}} crystal grown by the flux method. The acousto-optical modulator (AOM) exhibits a high polarization extinction ratio of 65 dB with a rise time of 32.8 ns and insertion loss of 3.66 dB. An actively Q-switched ytterbium doped all fiber laser at 1035 nm is successfully realized by using the prepared AOM. Under a pump power of 404.9 mW, a maximum output power of 1.66 W is obtained with pulse width of 167 ns at the modulation rate of 10 kHz. The results show that the \alpha -BaTeMo _{\mathbf {2}}~\text{O}_{\mathbf {9}} AOM is a potential Q-switch for all fiber lasers.