Tunable repetitively pulsed Cr{sup 2+} : ZnSe laser

Methods of wavelength tuning of a polycrystalline Cr{sup 2+} : ZnSe laser pumped by a repetitively pulsed Tm : YLF laser (pulse duration {approx}100 ns, pulse repetition rate 3 KHz) are studied. With the use of a prism selector, the laser wavelength was tuned within the range of 2070 - 2400 nm at a...

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Published inQuantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Vol. 42; no. 12
Main Authors Egorov, A S, Eremeikin, O N, Pavlenko, K Yu, Savikin, A P, Sharkov, V V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 31.12.2012
Subjects
CALCIUM FLUORIDES
CHROMIUM IONS
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
FREQUENCY SELECTION
LASERS
OPTICAL PUMPING
POLYCRYSTALS
PRISMS
PULSES
SILICON OXIDES
WAVELENGTHS
ZINC SELENIDES
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Summary:Methods of wavelength tuning of a polycrystalline Cr{sup 2+} : ZnSe laser pumped by a repetitively pulsed Tm : YLF laser (pulse duration {approx}100 ns, pulse repetition rate 3 KHz) are studied. With the use of a prism selector, the laser wavelength was tuned within the range of 2070 - 2400 nm at a linewidth of 11 nm for a SiO{sub 2} prism and 30 nm for a CaF{sub 2} prism. The use of a Lyot filter made it possible to tune the Cr{sup 2+} : ZnSe laser wavelength (with replacement of the cavity mirrors) within the spectral ranges of 2130 - 2400 and 2530 - 2750 nm at a linewidth of 4 nm. (lasers)
ISSN:1063-7818
DOI:10.1070/QE2012V042N12ABEH014972