Title : 
RT Mid-IR random lasing of Cr2+ doped ZnS, ZnSe, CdSe powders, polymer liquid and polymer films
         
        
            Author : 
Kim, C. ; Martyshkin, D.V. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We demonstrate room temperature (RT) middle-infrared (Mid-IR) random lasing of chromium- (Cr) doped ZnSe, ZnS, and CdSe powders, the powders imbedded in perfluorocarbon liquid polymer solutions, and fluorocarbon polymer films.
         
        
            Keywords : 
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; chromium; liquid lasers; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; CdSe:Cr; ZnS:Cr; ZnSe:Cr; fluorocarbon polymer films; midinfrared random lasing; perfluorocarbon liquid polymer solutions; polymer liquid; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Chromium; Grain size; Laser feedback; Laser transitions; Optical feedback; Optical scattering; Polymer films; Powders; X-ray lasers; Zinc compounds; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials; (300.6470) Spectroscopy, semiconductors;
         
        
        
        
            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