• DocumentCode
    421429
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360619