4.2 W Cr2+:ZnSe Face Cooled Disk Laser

Abstract

We report on a 10-kHz Cr2+:ZnSe cooled laser using the face-cooled disk approach which produced 4.27 W at 2.5 microns with 47 percent optical efficiency when pumped by a Q-switched Tm,Ho:YLF laser.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA436869

Entities

People

  • Jason B. Mckay
  • Kenneth L Schepler
  • Won B. Roh

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Electro-Optics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • Optical Countermeasures
  • Optical Detectors
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy