HIGH-EFFICIENCY MIDDLE IR PARAMETRIC SUPERRADIANCE IN ZNGEP2 AND GASE CRYSTALS PUMPED BY AN ERBIUM LASER

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VODOPYANOV, KL [1 ]
KULEVSKII, LA [1 ]
VOEVODIN, VG [1 ]
GRIBENYUKOV, AI [1 ]
ALLAKHVERDIEV, KR [1 ]
KERIMOV, TA [1 ]
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[1] MOSCOW GEN PHYS INST,MOSCOW 117942,USSR
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10.1016/0030-4018(91)90065-L
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Parametric superradiant (resonator free) generation in nonlinear crystals of ZnGeP2 and GaSe (type I phase matching) was obtained for the first time. As a pump source 110 ps pulses from the actively mode locked Er:YAG laser (2.94-mu-m) were used. The tuning range achieved was 4-10-mu-m (ZnGeP2) and 3.5-18-mu-m (GaSe). In case of ZnGeP2 (42 mm crystal) and type II phase matching the quantum efficiency reached 17.6%, corresponding to the output peak power of 3 MW near 5-6-mu-m.
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