Title :
High-power, widely-tunable, continuous-wave polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnS laser
Author :
Moskalev, Igor S. ; Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Mirov, Sergey B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We present 10 W room-temperature, pure CW, polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnS laser, broadly tunable over 1940-2780 nm, with maximum output power of 7.4 W at 2410 nm, and above 5 W over 2120-2590 nm.
Keywords :
chromium; optical tuning; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; ZnS:Cr; continuous-wave; high-power; polycrystalline laser; power 10 W; power 5 W; power 7.4 W; wavelength 1940 nm to 2780 nm; widely-tunable; Chromium; Diffraction gratings; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (140.5680) Rare-earth and transition-metal solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
