Gain-Switched Operation Of Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Waveguides In Cr:Znse

Keywords

Mid-IR lasers; Solid-state lasers; Transition-metal lasers

Abstract

We report the first demonstration of a gain-switched chromium-doped zinc selenide channel waveguide laser. The guided-wave structure was produced by ultrafast laser inscription and exhibited output pulse energies up to 12 μJ. The laser exhibited narrow spectral output with a linewidth less than 1 nm. The beam quality was measured to be M2 ≤ 7 with a highly multimode output profile. The laser had a maximum slope efficiency of 9.8% and no deleterious thermal effects were observed up to an average pump power of 3.3 W.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

9342

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079396

Socpus ID

84929485975 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84929485975

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