Title :
Three-photon lasing from ZnSe excited by a kilojoule-class Nd:glass laser
Author :
Furukawa, Yusuke ; Nakazato, Tomoharu ; Shimizu, Toshihiro ; Cadatal, Marilou ; Estacio, Elmer ; Sarukura, Nobuhiko ; Shiroshita, Akiyuki ; Otani, Kazuto ; Kadono, Toshihiko ; Shigemori, Keisuke ; Azechi, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Three-photon fluorescence and lasing from ZnSe was observed for a kilojoule-class, 100 picosecond pulse, Nd:glass laser excitation. In this work, the emission properties and its excitation energy dependence were investigated for low and high-energy excitation.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; laser beams; multiphoton processes; neodymium; optical glass; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; zinc compounds; ZnSe; emission properties; excitation energy; kilojoule-class neodymium doped glass laser; three-photon lasing; time 100 ps; zinc selenide; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Zinc compounds; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (160.3380) Laser materials;
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
