DocumentCode
2871779
Title
Parametrically amplified room temperature 4.3–4.7 μm gain-switched Fe:ZnSe laser
Author
Gallian, A. ; Moskalev, I.S. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B. ; Vodopyanov, K.L.
Author_Institution
Dep. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Parametric amplification of a 4.3-4.7 mum microchip gain-switched Fe:ZnSe laser radiation is reported. As an amplifier medium, we have used a 2.92-mum-pumped OPA based on ZGP crystal. The single-pass amplification factor of 2 was achieved.
Keywords
optical parametric amplifiers; solid lasers; zinc compounds; Fe:ZnSe laser; ZGP crystal; ZnSe:Zn; gain switched; microchip; parametric amplification; single pass amplification; size 2.92 mum; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; (140.3580) Lasers, Solid-State; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition-metal solid-state lasers; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628273
Filename
4628273
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