Title :
New mid-IR gain media based on transition metal doped II-VI ternary — Quaternary compounds and glassy composites
Author :
Martyshkin, D.V. ; Goldstein, J.T. ; Camata, R.P. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report on crystal-field engineering of solid-state laser gain materials based on new transition metals (Iron and Chromium) doped II-VI Ternary (Quaternary) and Cr2+ glassy composite materials for mid-IR tunable laser applications.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; laser materials processing; optical glass; solid lasers; ternary semiconductors; II-VI ternary quaternary compounds; crystal field engineering; glassy composites; mid-IR gain media; solid state laser gain materials; transition metal doped; Annealing; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Laser transitions; Metals; Powders;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
