Title :
Self-starting Kerr-mode-locked polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe laser
Author :
Moskalev, Igor S. ; Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Mirov, Sergey B.
Author_Institution :
COSS Center, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Abstract :
We demonstrate a middle-infrared self-starting Kerr-mode-locked Cr:ZnSe laser operating at 103 MHz repetition-rate with estimated lower limit of the pulse width of 300 fs and output power of 50 mW at 2.4 mum wavelength.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; chalcogenide glasses; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Cr; doped chalcogenide lasers; frequency 103 MHz; middle-infrared laser; polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe laser; power 50 mW; self-starting Kerr-mode-locking; time 300 fs; wavelength 2.4 mum; Chromium; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3570) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
