Fe:ZnSe laser - comparison of active materials grown by two different methods

Maxim E. Doroshenko; Helena Jelínková; Tasoltan T. Basiev; Michal Jelínek; Petr Koranda; Michal Němec; Vitaliy K. Komar; Andriy S. Gerasimenko; Valerii V. Badikov; Dmitri V. Badikov; David Vyhlídal; Jan Stoklasa

doi:10.1117/12.876082

3 March 2011 Fe:ZnSe laser - comparison of active materials grown by two different methods

Maxim E. Doroshenko, Helena Jelínková, Tasoltan T. Basiev, Michal Jelínek, Petr Koranda, Michal Němec, Vitaliy K. Komar, Andriy S. Gerasimenko, Valerii V. Badikov, Dmitri V. Badikov, David Vyhlídal, Jan Stoklasa

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Proceedings Volume 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices; 79122D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876082
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

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The aim of the presented project was comparison of two Fe:ZnSe lasers based on Fe:ZnSe bulk active crystals grown by two different methods - Bridgman and floating zone. For pumping the Q-switched Er:YAG laser generating 15 mJ and 300 ns giant pulses was used. The highest Fe:ZnSe laser generated output energy was 1.2 - 1.3 mJ for both investigated crystals, the pulse duration was 150 - 200 ns. The Fe:ZnSe laser threshold was reached at absorbed pumping energy of ~ 1 mJ. Tuning properties using intracavity CaF₂ prism were also investigated and tuning range ~ 4 - 5 μm was observed for both crystals.

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Maxim E. Doroshenko, Helena Jelínková, Tasoltan T. Basiev, Michal Jelínek, Petr Koranda, Michal Němec, Vitaliy K. Komar, Andriy S. Gerasimenko, Valerii V. Badikov, Dmitri V. Badikov, David Vyhlídal, and Jan Stoklasa "Fe:ZnSe laser - comparison of active materials grown by two different methods", Proc. SPIE 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices, 79122D (3 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876082

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