Title :
Spectroscopy and room-temperature continuous-wave lasing from a new gain material Cr/sup 2+/:ZnS/sub x/Se/sub 1-x/
Author :
Sorokina, Irina T. ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Di Lieto, Alberto ; Tonelli, Mauro ; Vinogradov, Evgeny A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonik, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We report development, spectroscopic and laser investigation of a novel mid-infrared Cr:ZnS/sub 0.42/Se/sub 0.58/ active medium, exhibiting similar to Cr:ZnS and Cr:ZnSe spectroscopic properties except for the broader emission, making it promising for tuning and mode-locking purposes.
Keywords :
chromium; infrared spectra; optical materials; solid lasers; zinc compounds; 20 degC; ZnS/sub x/Se/sub 1-x/:Cr; broader emission; continuous-wave lasing; gain material; midinfrared active medium; mode locking; optical tuning; room-temperature lasing; spectroscopic properties; spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
