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XU Fei, PAN Qi-kun, CHEN Fei, ZHANG Kuo, YU De-yang, HE Yang, SUN Jun-jie. Development progress of Fe2+:ZnSe lasers[J]. Chinese Optics, 2021, 14(3): 458-469. doi: 10.37188/CO.2020-0180

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XU Fei, PAN Qi-kun, CHEN Fei, ZHANG Kuo, YU De-yang, HE Yang, SUN Jun-jie. Development progress of Fe²⁺:ZnSe lasers[J].Chinese Optics, 2021, 14(3): 458-469.doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0180

XU Fei, PAN Qi-kun, CHEN Fei, ZHANG Kuo, YU De-yang, HE Yang, SUN Jun-jie. Development progress of Fe2+:ZnSe lasers[J]. Chinese Optics, 2021, 14(3): 458-469. doi: 10.37188/CO.2020-0180

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XU Fei, PAN Qi-kun, CHEN Fei, ZHANG Kuo, YU De-yang, HE Yang, SUN Jun-jie. Development progress of Fe²⁺:ZnSe lasers[J].Chinese Optics, 2021, 14(3): 458-469.doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0180

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Development progress of Fe²⁺:ZnSe lasers

doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0180

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State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Funds:Supported by Nature National Science Foundation of China (No. 61705219); Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Project (No. 20190103133JH); Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Laser interaction with Matter (No. SKLLIM1914)

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Corresponding author:panqikun2005@163.com
Received Date:10 Oct 2020
Rev Recd Date:09 Nov 2020

Available Online:05 Feb 2021

Publish Date:14 May 2021

Abstract

Abstract

Mid-infrared lasers with emission spectrums located in the 3~5 μm atmospheric window have a wide range of possible applications in medical treatment, industrial processing, atmospheric remote sensing, space communication, infrared countermeasures and other fields. Transition Metal (TM) doped Ⅱ~Ⅵ group sulfide crystals can be used as the gain medium to achieve mid-infrared laser output. Among them, Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe lasers are advantageous for their high conversion efficiency, their wide tunable range in the mid-infrared band and their compact structure. They are one of the most effective ways of achieving a short pulse with high power and high energy in the mid-infrared band. With the development of material technology in recent years, Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe lasers have begun developing rapidly and have become a heavily researched topic. This paper reviews the development of a TM ²⁺:Ⅱ~Ⅵ laser represented by a Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe laser. The preparation methods of a Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe gain medium are introduced and analyzed. The pump sources and factors affecting the performance of Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe lasers are discussed. The output characteristics of the Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe laser are reviewed. The latest development of Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe lasers in room temperature and ultrashort pulse directions is summarized and prospected. The possible future development direction of Fe ^{2 +}:ZnSe lasers is discussed.
- mid-infrared laser,
- TM²⁺:Ⅱ~Ⅵ laser,
- Fe^{2 +}:ZnSe laser,
- crystal preparation,
- performance analysis

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