Title :
Ultra low threshold gain-switched Cr:ZnSe laser
Author :
Gorajek, Lukasz ; Jabczynski, Jan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Optoelectron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
An ultra-low threshold Cr:ZnSe laser generating pulses as short as 1.75 ns has been investigated. In a short resonator we obtained more than 0.5 mJ of output energy and 300 kW of corresponding peak power with threshold energy less than 0.01 mJ.
Keywords :
chromium; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Cr; output energy; peak power; power 300 kW; pulse generation; short resonator; threshold energy; time 1.75 ns; ultralow threshold gain-switched Cr:ZnSe laser; Biology; Fiber lasers; Pump lasers; Cr:ZnSe; gain-switching; mid-infrared laser;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886238
