Abstract
We report the results of a study of a pulsed Fe:ZnSe laser for temperatures ranging from 85 to 295 K. With a free-running Er:YAG laser, operating at 2.94 μm, as a pump source, a maximum output energy of 2.1 J at 85 K was produced at a wavelength of 4.1 μm. The optical-to-optical efficiency of the laser was 35% at maximum energy while the maximum absorbed energy slope efficiency was as high as 51%. By operating at 245 K (a temperature which can be easily reached using thermoelectric coolers) we achieved 1.3 J of output energy from an Fe:ZnSe laser, with a slope efficiency of 29% (23% optical-to-optical efficiency). The maximum output energy reached 42 mJ at room temperature (295 K). The temperature dependence of the lifetime of the 5T2 energy level of Fe2+ in ZnSe was studied in the 275–365 K temperature range. The activation energy for nonradiative relaxation was found to be 2235 cm−1.
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