• DocumentCode
    447858
  • Title

    Hot-pressed ceramic Cr2+:ZnSe gain-switched laser

  • Author

    Gallian, A. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B. ; Badikov, V.V. ; Galkin, S.N. ; Voronkin, E.F. ; Lalayants, A.I.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Abstract
    Technology of hot-pressed Cr2+:ZnSe ceramic is reported. Comparative gain-switched lasing of hot-pressed ceramic and CVD grown Cr2+:ZnSe with slope efficiencies up to 10 % and output energies up to 2 mJ was demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; ceramics; chemical vapour deposition; chromium; hot pressing; laser beams; optical materials; semiconductor lasers; zinc compounds; 2 mJ; CVD growth; ZnSe:Cr2+; ceramic Cr2+:ZnSe; gain-switched laser; hot-pressing; Absorption; Ceramics; Chromium; Laser excitation; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission; Zinc compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201683
  • Filename
    1572749