1.9- m and 2.0- m laser diode pumping of Cr(2+) :ZnSe and Cr(2+) :CdMnTe

M Mond; D Albrecht; E Heumann; G Huber; S Kück; V I Levchenko; V N Yakimovich; V G Shcherbitsky; V E Kisel; N V Kuleshov; M Rattunde; J Schmitz; R Kiefer; J Wagner

doi:10.1364/ol.27.001034

1.9- m and 2.0- m laser diode pumping of Cr(2+) :ZnSe and Cr(2+) :CdMnTe

Opt Lett. 2002 Jun 15;27(12):1034-6. doi: 10.1364/ol.27.001034.

Authors

M Mond, D Albrecht, E Heumann, G Huber, S Kück, V I Levchenko, V N Yakimovich, V G Shcherbitsky, V E Kisel, N V Kuleshov, M Rattunde, J Schmitz, R Kiefer, J Wagner

PMID: 18026356
DOI: 10.1364/ol.27.001034

Abstract

Efficient diode pumping at wavelengths of 1.9 and 2.0microm of a Cr(2+): ZnSe laser with an output power of 105 mW and a slope efficiency of 35% with respect to the absorbed pump power is presented. In addition, Cr(2+): CdMnTe has been laser diode pumped as well as operated in the continuous-wave regime, to the best of our knowledge for the first time.