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Opt Express
; 14(24): 11694-701, 2006 Nov 27.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19529590
RESUMO
The technology of hot-pressed Cr(2+):ZnSe ceramic preparation is reported. Comparative gain-switched lasing of hot-pressed ceramic and CVD grown Cr(2+):ZnSe samples with slope efficiencies up to 10% and output energies up to 2 mJ were demonstrated. This is a milestone in the development of future large scale mid-IR laser systems based on ceramic TM(2+):II-VI materials. This evolving technology has excellent potential as media for practical low cost, high power mid-IR laser applications.