Title :
Femtosecond operation and random quasi-phase-matched self-doubling of ceramic Cr:ZnSe laser
Author :
Sorokin, Evegeni ; Sorokina, Irina T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Photonik, Tech. Univ. Wien, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
A 100-fs Cr:ZnSe laser, based on a ceramic active medium, generates 100 mW at 215 MHz repetition rate around 2450 nm. Co-propagating second-harmonic pulse at 1225 nm is simultaneously generated due to random quasi-phase-matching process.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; ceramics; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Cr; ceramic active media; copropagating second harmonic pulse; femtosecond operation; power 100 mW; random quasi phase matched self doubling laser; random quasi phase matching process; wavelength 1225 nm; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Ceramics; Gallium arsenide; Gallium nitride; Geometrical optics; Indium gallium arsenide; Optical polarization; Photoluminescence; Spatial resolution; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
