摘要
We report on a compact,high-efficiency mid-infrared continuous-wave(CW)Fe:ZnSe laser pumped by a 2.9μm fiber laser under liquid nitrogen cooling.A maximum output power of 5.5 W and a slope efficiency of up to 66.3%with respect to the launched pump power were obtained.The overall optical-to-optical(OTO)conversion efficiency,calculated from the output of the 2.9μm fiber laser to the 4μm laser,was as high as~54.5%.The OTO efficiency and the slope efficiency are,to the best of our knowledge,the highest ever reported in Fe:ZnSe lasers.A rate-equation-based numerical model of CW operation was established,and the simulation agreed well with the experiment,identifying the routes used in the experiment for such high efficiency.
基金
supported by the Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter(No.SKLLIM1912)。
