Title :
Tunable diode-pumped continuous-wave single crystal and ceramic Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe lasers
Author :
Sorokin, E. ; Sorokina, I.T. ; Di Lieto, A. ; Tonelli, M. ; Page, R.H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Photonik, Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
Abstract :
We report the first broadly tunable over 350 nm diode-pumped cw room-temperature crystalline Cr:ZnSe laser, delivering 65 mW, as well as the first diode-pumped ceramic Cr:ZnSe laser, delivering 20 mW.
Keywords :
chromium; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 20 mW; 65 mW; ZnSe:Cr; broadly tunable laser; ceramic laser; cost-effective mid-infrared laser sources; diffusion-doped window material; diode-pumped continuous-wave lasers; laser output characteristics; room-temperature laser; single crystal lasers; slope efficiency; ultrabroadband crystal; uncoated plane-parallel plates; Ceramics; Chromium; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Diodes; Laser tuning; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.968017
