Continuous-wave power performance of a 2.47-μm Cr2+:ZnSe laser: experiment and modeling

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1199-1205

  Sennaroglu, Alphan ^a   Konca, A Ozgun ^a   Pollock, Clifford R ^b  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING; SOLID STATE LASERS;

CHROMIUM DOPED ZINC SELENIDE LASER; COLOR CENTER LASER; LASER MEASUREMENTS; LASER THERMAL FACTORS; OPTICAL SATURATION; PUMP ABSORPTION SATURATION;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS;

EID: 0034292221     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.880661     Document Type: Article

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