Title :
Fe-doped II-VI mid-infrared laser materials for the 3 to 8 μm region
Author :
Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Martyshkin, D.V. ; Mirov, M.S. ; Moskalev, Igor S. ; Vasyliev, S. ; Peppers, J. ; Mirov, Sergey B. ; Gapontsev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Mid-IR Lasers, IPG Photonics Corp., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report on recent progress in development of new gain media for tunable (3-8 μm) mid-IR lasers as well as Fe:ZnS/Se lasers operating in CW (>1.5W), gain-switched (>1 mJ@7ns@lkHz) and long-pulse (>0.5 J@20μs) regimes.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; iron; laser tuning; optical materials; optical pulse generation; selenium; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; Fe-doped II-VI mid-infrared laser materials; ZnS-Se:Fe; frequency 1 kHz; gain switching; laser tuning; mid-IR lasers; time 200 mus; wavelength 3 mum to 8 mum; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
