Title :
Spectroscopic characterization of cobalt doped ZnSe/S crystals as saturable absorbers and gain elements for IR solid-state lasers
Author :
Peppers, J. ; Terekhov, Yu. ; Martyshkin, D.V. ; Fedorov, Vladimir V. ; Mirov, Sergey B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report on fabrication and spectroscopic characterization of Co:(Fe:):ZnSe/S crystals for saturable absorbers and gain elements for IR solid-state lasers.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cobalt; iron; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; sulphur; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; IR solid-state lasers; ZnS:Co; ZnSe-ZnS:Co; ZnSe:Co; gain elements; saturable absorbers; spectroscopic characterization; Cobalt; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
