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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
L. Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Michael P. Hunt, Alexandria, VA (US);
Woohong Kim, Lorton, VA (US);
Shyam S. Bayya, Ashburn, VA (US);
Steven R. Bowman, Edgewater, MD (US);
Frederic H. Kung, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Christopher G. Brown, Waldorf, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to rare-earth-doped ternary sulfides. The rare-earth-doped ternary sulfides may be used as an active material for mid-wave infrared and long-wave infrared lasers and amplifiers. Methods for producing laser materials including rare-earth-doped ternary sulfides, as well as lasers and amplifiers incorporating the laser materials, are also provided.