Semiconductor disk laser pumped Cr2+:Znse 
lasers

N. Hempler, J.M. Hopkins, B. Rosener, M. Rattunde, J. Wagner, V.V. Fedorov, I.S. Moskalev, S.B. Mirov, D. Burns

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Abstract

A new flexible pump source, the optically-pumped semiconductor disk laser (SDL), for the Cr2+:ZnSe laser is reported. The SDL provides up to 6W output power at a free running central wavelength of 1.98μm. The Cr2+:ZnSe laser operated at an output power of 1.8W and a slope efficiency of ~50% with respect to absorbed pump power whilst maintaining a low output intensity noise figure of <0.14% RMS. The system required no optical isolation even under the situation of significant optical feedback.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18136-18141
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume17
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2009

Keywords

  • Cr2
  • semiconductor disc laser
  • output
  • ZnSe
  • flexible pump source

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