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First demonstration of ~ 5 µm laser action in terbium-doped selenide glass

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4.9–5.5 µm laser oscillations were observed in high-purity bulk terbium-doped Ge36Ga5Se59 glass pumped by pulsed 2.93 µm Er:YAG laser. This is the first evidence of laser action corresponding to 7F5–7F6 transition of Tb3+ ions and of mid-infrared lasing in chalcogenide glass host.

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The investigation was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant 18-29-20079 mk).

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  1. Devyatykh Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinin str. 49, 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    M. F. Churbanov, M. V. Sukhanov & A. P. Velmuzhov

  2. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    B. I. Denker, B. I. Galagan & S. E. Sverchkov

  3. Dianov Fiber Optics Research Center, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Koltashev & V. G. Plotnichenko

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Churbanov, M.F., Denker, B.I., Galagan, B.I. et al. First demonstration of ~ 5 µm laser action in terbium-doped selenide glass. Appl. Phys. B 126, 117 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-020-07473-w

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