• DocumentCode
    1664277
  • Title

    Multi-watt broadly-tunable diode-pumped Cr:ZnSe laser

  • Author

    Wagner, Gregory J. ; Schober, Andrew M. ; Bennett, Glenn T. ; Bruns, Dale L. ; Marquardt, John H. ; Carrig, Timothy J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Coherent Technol., Louisville, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present record power of 3.7 W from a CW Cr:ZnSe laser pumped directly with a diode laser. Power >;1.5 W over the tuning range of 2200-2600 nm is presented. A first-of-kind demonstration of electro-optic tuning is also presented.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; chromium; electro-optical effects; laser tuning; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CW laser; ZnSe:Cr; electro-optic tuning; multiwatt broadly-tunable diode-pumped laser; power 3.7 W; wavelength 2200 nm to 2600 nm; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326052