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Transition-metal-doped chalcogenide lasers

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Broadly tunable mid-infrared lasers are desirable for a number of scientific, remote-sensing, and military applications. Recently, Cr2+-doped chalcogenide lasers have emerged as an attractive source of tunable laser radiation in the 2–3.4-µm region. This paper provides a brief introduction to this field, summarizes key laser work to date, and provides examples of transmission-metaldoped lasers that operate in this region. In particular, recent results with the Cr2+:ZnSe laser material are highlighted.

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Carrig, T.J. Transition-metal-doped chalcogenide lasers. J. Electron. Mater. 31, 759–769 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-002-0233-1

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