Title :
Semiconductor disk laser pumped Cr2+:chalcogenide lasers
Author :
Hempler, N. ; Hopkins, J.-M. ; Rosener, B. ; Schulz, N. ; Rattunde, M. ; Wagner, J. ; Roy, U.N. ; Burger, A. ; Burns, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
The optically-pumped semiconductor disk laser is shown to be a practical low-noise pump source for Cr2+:chalcogenide lasers. Results on cw-pumping of a Cr2+:ZnSe and quasi-cw-pumping of a Cr2+:CdZnTe laser are presented.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; chalcogenide glasses; chromium; laser beams; laser noise; optical materials; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; CW-pumping mechanism; CdZnTe:Cr2+; ZnSe:Cr2+; chromium:chalcogenide lasers; laser material; low-noise pump source; optically-pumped semiconductor disk laser; quasiCW-pumping mechanism; Chromium; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical noise; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (140.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting;
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
