Title :
Cr2+-doped II-VI crystals: new widely-tunable, room-temperature mid-IR lasers
Author :
Page, Ralph H. ; DeLoach, Laura D. ; Wilke, Gary D. ; Payne, Stephen A. ; Beach, Raymond J. ; Krupke, William F.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1995
Abstract :
We have demonstrated lasing in a new class of materials, Cr2+ -doped II-VI compounds. Their tuning ranges should eventually cover at least the 2100-3000 nm region, and efficient pumping with diode lasers is anticipated. This paper concentrates on absorption and emission spectroscopic properties and temperature-dependent emission lifetimes of ZnSe:Cr2+
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; chromium; impurity absorption spectra; laser tuning; radiative lifetimes; solid lasers; zinc compounds; 2100 to 3000 nm; Cr2+-doped II-VI crystals; ZnSe:Cr; absorption spectra; diode laser pumping; emission spectra; temperature-dependent emission lifetimes; tunable room-temperature mid-IR lasers; Absorption; Chromium; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484795
