Title :
High-energy gain-switched mid-IR lasers based on Cr and Fe doped ZnSe
Author :
Myoung, NoSoung ; Mirov, Mikhail S. ; Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Mirov, Sergey B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report an optimization of transition-metal (Cr and Fe) doped ZnSe crystals fabrication and energy scaling of gain-switched Cr:ZnSe (10mJ@2.4μm) and Fe:ZnSe (3.6mJ@4.37μm) lasers operating at 300K.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; iron; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Cr; ZnSe:Fe; energy 10 mJ; energy 3.6 mJ; energy scaling; high-energy gain-switched mid-IR lasers; temperature 300 K; transition-metal doped crystals; wavelength 2.4 mum; wavelength 4.37 mum; Cavity resonators; Couplers; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical reflection; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
