Laser oscillation at 2.4 μm from Cr2+ in ZnSe optically pumped over Cr ionization transitions

OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series

Volumn 98, Issue , 2005, Pages 241-245

  Gallian, A ^a   Fedorov, V V ^a   Kernal, J ^a   Mirov, S B ^a   Badikov, V V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b KUBAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; IONIZATION; IONS; LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CR IONIZATION TRANSITIONS; LASER OSCILLATION; MIR PUMPING;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33645228534     PISSN: 10945695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2005.241     Document Type: Conference Paper

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