Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2-15-2011
Abstract
In this paper, we report record nanosecond output energies of gain-switched CrZnSe lasers pumped by Q-switched CrTmHoYAG 100 ns at 2.096 microns and Raman shifted NdYAG lasers 7 ns at 1.906 microns. In these experiments we used Brewster cut CrZnSe gain elements with a chromium concentration of 8x1018cm-3. Under CrTmHoYAG pumping, the first CrZnSe laser demonstrated 3.1 mJ of output energy, 52 slope efficiency and 110 nm linewidth centered at a wavelength of 2.47 microns. Maximum output energy of the second CrZnSe laser reached 10.1 mJ under H2 Raman shifted NdYAG laser pumping. The slope efficiency estimated from the input-output data was 47%.
Source Publication
Proceedings of SPIE, volume 7912
Recommended Citation
V. V. Fedorov, I. S. Moskalev, M. S. Mirov, S. B. Mirov, T. J. Wagner, M. J. Bohn, P. A. Berry, and K. L. Schepler "Energy scaling of nanosecond gain-switched Cr2+:ZnSe lasers", Proc. SPIE 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices, 79121E (15 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876700
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Plain-text title form: Energy scaling of nanosecond gain-switched Cr2+:ZnSe lasers.
Funding notes: Sponsored in part by AFOSR, Contract FA8650-06-D-5401
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