Continuous-wave broadly tunable Cr^2+:ZnSe laser

1999180 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Gregory J. Wagner

Timothy J. Carrig · Coherent (United States)

Ralph H. Page · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Kathleen I. Schaffers · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

J.-O. Ndap · Fisk University

X. Y. Ma · Fisk University

A. Bürger · Fisk University

Abstract

We report room-temperature operation of an all-solid-state broadly tunable continuous-wave Cr(2+):ZnSe laser. Output power of 250 mW, an absorbed power slope efficiency of 63%, and continuous tunability from 2138 to 2760 nm are demonstrated.

Topics & Keywords

Solid State Laser Technologies Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Optics Letters

Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 19-19

DOI: 10.1364/ol.24.000019

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 19.31