title: Hot-pressed ceramic Cr(2+):ZnSe gain-switched laser.
abstract: The technology of hot-pressed Cr(2+):ZnSe ceramic preparation is reported. Comparative gain-switched lasing of hot-pressed ceramic and CVD grown Cr(2+):ZnSe samples with slope efficiencies up to 10% and output energies up to 2 mJ were demonstrated. This is a milestone in the development of future large scale mid-IR laser systems based on ceramic TM(2+):II-VI materials. This evolving technology has excellent potential as media for practical low cost, high power mid-IR laser applications.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallian
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Fedorov
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mirov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Badikov
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Galkin
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Voronkin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lalayants