Mode-locked Cr(2+):ZnSe laser.

作者: Timothy J. Carrig , Gregory J. Wagner , Alphan Sennaroglu , Jay Y. Jeong , Clifford R. Pollock

DOI: 10.1364/OL.25.000168

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摘要: We describe active mode locking of a Cr2+:ZnSe laser operating near 2.5 µm. The produces 4.4-ps transform-limited Gaussian-shaped pulses and 82 mW average power.

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