DocumentCode :
1772375
Title :
Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond mid-IR laser oscillations in polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe and Cr2+:ZnS
Author :
Vasilyev, Sergey ; Mirov, Mike ; Gapontsev, V.
Author_Institution :
Mid-Infrared Lasers, IPG Photonics, Birmingham, AL, USA
fYear :
2014
fDate :
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We demonstrate Kerr-lens mode-locked polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe and Cr2+:ZnS lasers with estimated pulse duration of 125 fs, 160 MHz pulse repetition rate and output power of 60 mW (Cr2+:ZnSe) and 30 mW (Cr2+:ZnS).
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; Kerr lens; ZnS:Cr2+; ZnSe:Cr2+; femtosecond mid-IR laser oscillations; mode locked laser oscillations; polycrystalline lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Type :
conf
Filename :
6989927
Link To Document :
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