Title :
Novel mid-infrared random powder lasers Cr/sup 2+/:ZnS vs. Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe
Author :
Sorokina, Irina T. ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Shcherbitsky, V.G. ; Kuleshov, Nikolai V. ; Zhu, G. ; Frantz, A. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Institut fur Photonik, Technische Univ. Wien, Vienna
Abstract :
We report the first room-temperature pulsed lasing from the single-crystalline Cr2+:ZnS (around 2.3 mum) and Cr2+ :ZnSe (around 2.4 mum) powders with the threshold pump energy density as low as ~34 mJ/cm2
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; powders; semiconductor lasers; ZnS:Cr2+; ZnSe:Cr2+; midinfrared random powder lasers; room-temperature pulsed lasing; threshold pump energy density;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4