Title :
Recent advances in high power, high energy tunable Cr:ZnS/Se lasers
Author :
Mirov, Sergey B. ; Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Moskalev, Igor S. ; Vasyliev, S. ; Martyshkin, D.V. ; Mirov, M.S. ; Gapontsev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
-IR Lasers, IPG Photonics Corp., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report on recent progress in development of high power; high energy; tunable (1.9-3.3 μm), mid-IR Cr:ZnS/Se lasers operating in CW (>20 W), gain-switched (>20 mJ@7ns) and long pulse (>1 J@7ms) regimes.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; chromium; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CW regimes; ZnS-ZnSe:Cr; gain-switched regimes; high energy tunable laser; high power lasers; long pulse regimes; mid-IR lasers; wavelength 1.9 mum to 3.3 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
