The mid-infrared (MIR) represents a large portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is
progressively being exploited for an enormous number of applications. Thermal imaging …

ZBLAN (ZrF4‐BaF2‐LaF3‐AlF3‐NaF), considered as the most stable heavy metal fluoride
glass and the excellent host for rare‐earth ions, has been extensively used for efficient and …

Quasi-three-level solid-state lasers using trivalent rare earth ions are efficient sources in the
near-and mid-infrared spectral regions. Their unique properties arise from special energy …

A 24 W liquid-cooled CW 3 μm fiber laser with a multimode-core Er-doped ZBLAN fiber has
been developed. The output power of 24 W and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 14.5%(with …

Tunability has added an important dimension to a variety of laser devices and led to new
systems and applications. From laser spectroscopy to Bose-Einstein condensation, the one …

Broadly tunable lasers have had, and continue to have, an enormous impact in many and
diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide …

We report on> 9 W transverse-fundamental-mode CW output near 3 μ m from a 4 m heavily
erbium-doped ZBLAN double-clad fiber laser pumped by a collimated 100 W 975 nm laser …

We present a detailed characterization of energy transfer processes in Er 3+-doped and Er
3+, P r 3+-codoped ZBLAN bulk glasses. For several Er 3+(0.25–8.75 mol%) and Pr 3+(0.25 …

Enormous performance gains have been made in fluoride-based fiber lasers operating
around 3 μm due to advances in fiber fabrication and improvements in high-power pump …

We experimentally demonstrated a stable, high-average-power, continuous-wave (CW)
passively mode-locked Er^ 3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser at 2.8 μm based on a …