Transition-metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride laser cr

Details Transition-metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride laser cr Transition-metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride laser cr

1994-11-28

1996-07-30

Scott, Jr., Leon

Coherent light generators

Particular active media

Insulating crystal

372 68, H01S 316

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055419488

ABSTRACT:
A new class of solid state laser crystals and lasers are formed of transition metal doped sulfide, selenide, and telluride host crystals which have four fold coordinated substitutional sites. The host crystals include II-VI compounds. The host crystal is doped with a transition metal laser ion, e.g., chromium, cobalt or iron. In particular, Cr.sup.2+ -doped ZnS and ZnSe generate laser action near 2.3 .mu.m. Oxide, chloride, fluoride, bromide and iodide crystals with similar structures can also be used. Important aspects of these laser materials are the tetrahedral site symmetry of the host crystal, low excited state absorption losses and high luminescence efficiency, and the d.sup.4 and d.sup.6 electronic configurations of the transition metal ions. The same materials are also useful as saturable absorbers for passive Q-switching applications. The laser materials can be used as gain media in amplifiers and oscillators; these gain media can be incorporated into waveguides and semiconductor lasers.

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