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We realized laser generation on a Fe2+:ZnTe crystal for first time. The crystal was pumped at room temperature by 40 ns pulses of an Er:YAG laser operating at a wavelength of 2.94 μm in the Q-switching mode. The output energy of the Fe2+:ZnTe laser was 0.18 mJ at a slope efficiency of 2.4% with respect to absorbed pumping energy. We achieved tuning of the Fe2+:ZnTe laser generation wavelength within the range of 4.35–5.45 μm using a prism-dispersion cavity.
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Frolov, M.P., Korostelin, Y.V., Kozlovsky, V.I. et al. Laser radiation tunable within the range of 4.35–5.45 μm in a ZnTe crystal doped with Fe2+ ions. J Russ Laser Res 32, 528–536 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-011-9243-x
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