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SERGEY B. MIROV, University Professor

 (205) 934-8088, mirov@uab.edu


RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (287 contributed, 1995-2019)

 

1.       Novel tunable lasers for medicine and technology”, S.B.Mirov*, invited lecture presented to the Faculty of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, 1995.

2.       “Semiconductor Laser with a Superbroadband or Multiline Spectral Output”, S.B. Mirov* and T.T.Basiev, The UAB Research Foundation Invention Disclosure Document, September 20, 1995.

3.       “Pulsed Laser Deposition of Calcium Phosphate Coatings”, H.Zeng*, W.Lacefield, and S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the 9th Annual Alabama Materials Research Conf. (Sponsored by NSF-EPSCoR), September 26-27,1995.

4.       “Color Center Crystals for Quantum Electronics”, S.B. Mirov*, colloquium presented to the Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, October 16, 1995

5.       “Photoluminescence Studies in Sc:CaF2 and Sc,Ce:CaF2 crystals”, A.Yu.Dergachev, S.B.Mirov*, colloquium presented to the Department of Physics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, November 3,1995

6.       “Room Temperature Stable Color Center Laser, LiF:F2+** Material, and Method of Lasing”, S.B.Mirov* and A.Yu. Dergachev, The UAB Research Foundation Invention Disclosure Document, December 18, 1995.

7.       “Application of Tunable Color Center Lasers to Trace Element Analysis”, S.B. Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Space Science and Technology Alliance Meeting (Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA), Huntsville, AL, January 22, 1996.

8.       “Room Temperature Color Center Lasers, Practical Applications” S.B.Mirov*, invited lecture presented to the Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. Special Seminar, Mountain View, CA, February 1, 1996.

9.       ”Investigation of Luminescent Properties of Sc:CaF2 and Sc,Ce:CaF2 Crystals as promising New Media for UV Tunable Lasers”, S. B. Mirov*, A. Yu. Dergachev, W.A. Sibley, L. Esterowitz, V.B.Sigachev, A.G. Papashvili, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Laser Conf., San Francisco, January 31-February 3, 1996.

10.    “Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Protein by Means of Laser Spectroscopy”, A.Yu.Dergachev, A.B.Kudryavtsev, S.B.Mirov*, M.McCracken, contributed talk presented to the 15 Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf., Dayton, Ohio, March 29-31,1996.

11.    “Raman Characterization of the Quality of Protein Crystals,” A.B.Kudryavtsev*, S.B.Mirov, L.J.DeLucas, colloquium presented to the Center for Microgravity and Materials Research, The University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, May 13, 1996.

12.    “A Laser Raman Spectrometer Suitable for Incorporation into Lander Spacecraft,” T.J. Wdowiak, D.G.Agresti*, A.B. Kudryavtsev and S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Point Clear Exobiology Instrumentation Workshop, Fairhope, AL, May 13-18,1996.

13.    “Laser Applications for Water Quality Analyses”, A.Yu.Dergachev, S.B.Mirov and R. Pitt*, invited talk presented to ALT’96 International Conference on Laser Methods for Biological and Environmental Applications, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, May 19-23, 1996.

14.    Superbroadband or Multiwavelength Transmitter for Optical Communication Systems”, S.B.Mirov, G.J.Grimes*, T.T.Basiev, contributed talk presented to the 46 Electronic Components and Technology Conf., Orlando, Florida, May 28-31,1996.

15.     “Alexandrite laser Passive Q-switching and Spectral Output Enhancing Up To 0.7-1.15 mm”, S.B. Mirov*, A.Yu. Dergachev, V.F.Fleurov, V.A. Konyushkin, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Anaheim, CA, June 2-7, 1996.

16.    “Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Protein By Means Of laser Spectroscopy” A.Yu. Dergachev, A.B. Kudryuvtsev, S.B. Mirov*, M. McCracken, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Anaheim, CA, June 2-7, 1996.

17.    ”Sun-Color Color Center Laser”, T.T.Basiev*, P.G.Zverev, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Anaheim, CA, June 2-7, 1996.

18.    Superbroadband LiF Color Center Laser”, T.T.Basiev, P.G.Zverev, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Anaheim, CA, June 2-7, 1996.

19.    “Investigation of Luminescence Properties of Sc, Ce: CaF2 Crystals”, S.B.Mirov, A Yu. Dergachev*, W.A. Sibley, V.B. Sigachev, A.G. Papashvili, T.T.Basiev, contributed talk presented to the 13th International Conference on Defects in Insulating Crystals, Wake Forest University, July 15-19, 1996.

20.    “Nature and Optical Properties of N1- Centers in LiF Crystals”, S.B.Mirov, A Yu. Dergachev,* V.F. Fleurov, V.A. Konyushkin, contributed talk presented to the 13th International Conference on Defects in Insulating Crystals, Wake Forest University, July 15-19, 1996.

21.    “New Trends In Tunable Lasers Based On Color Center and Radiationally Pertubed Doped Crystals” S.B.Mirov*, invited talk The Int. Conf. on Luminescence and Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (ICL’96), Prague, Czech Rep., August 18-23, 1996.

22.    “Powerful, room-temperature stable LiF:F2+** tunable laser”, S.B.Mirov,* A.Yu. Dergachev, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’97, (Lase’97 Symposium), San Jose, CA, February 10-15, 1997.

23.    “Novel laser atomic fluorescence spectrometer for environmental and biomedical analyses of heavy metals”, Dergachev, A.Yu, S.B.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’97, (BiOS’97 Symposium), San Jose, CA, February 10-15, 1997.

24.    “Raman Spectroscopy for in situ evaluation of high-grade malignant gliomas induced in scid mice”, C.E.Clary*, A.Yu.Dergachev, S.B.Mirov, G.Y.Gillespie, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’97, (BiOS’97 Symposium), San Jose, CA, February 10-15, 1997.

25.    “Investigation of the orientational ordering in tetragonal Lysozyme by Raman method”, A.B.Kudryavtsev*, S.B.Mirov, L.J.DeLucas, T.T.Basiev, contributed talk presented to American Physical Society Meeting, Kanzas City, Missouri, March 17-21, 1997.

26.    “Color center powder lasers: spectroscopy and stimulated emission”, M.A.Noginov*, N.Noginova, S.U.Egarievwe, H.J.Caulfield, P.Venkateswarlu, A.Williams, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Baltimore, Maryland, May 18-23, 1997.

27.    “Room temperature stable color center laser, LiF:F2+** material, and method of lasing”, S.B.Mirov* and A.Yu. Dergachev, Patent Application and Patent Cooperation treaty of US provisional Application 60/015,024, submitted April 18, 1997.

28.    “Semiconductor laser with a superbroadband or multiline spectral output”, S.B.Mirov* and T.T.Basiev, Patent Application and Patent Cooperation treaty of US provisional Application, submitted May 17, 1997.

29.    "Laser Characterization of Waste Materials" S.Mirov*, A.Dergachev, J.Randolph, R.Pitt. K.Parmer, contributed talk presented to the NSF/EPSCoR workshop on Added Value Reclamation of Solid Waste", Auburn, AL July 22-23, 1997.

30.    “Laser atomic characterization of materials”, S.B.Mirov* invited lecture presented at Materials Characterization and Optical Probes Techniques, Critical Reviews, part of SPIE’s Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation’97 Conference, 27 July-1 August 1997, San Diego, CA.

31.    "Detection of Singlet Oxygen by Means of Laser and EPR Spectroscopies", A.Capers*, S.Mirov contributed talk presented to the 11th Annual Alabama Materials research Conference, Huntsville, AL, September 25-26, 1997.

32.    "All Solid State Laser System Continuously Tunable Over 0.2-10 Micron Spectral Range" S.Mirov*, Presentation of results on SBIR grant, Somerset, NJ, November 1997.

33.    "All Solid State Laser System Continuously Tunable Over 0.2-10 Micron Spectral Range" S.Mirov*, Invited talk at Ballistic Missile Defence Organization, Huntsville, AL, December 1997.

34.    "All Solid State laser System with 0.72-1.3 mm Tuning Range Based on Alexandrite Laser" S.Mirov* and A.Dergachev, contributed talk presented to the International Conference on Lasers'97, New Orleans, Lousiana, December 15-19, 1997.

35.    "Implications of laser light characteristics on the Raman signal-to-noise ratio in diagnostic analysis of glioblastoma multiforme", C.E.Clary*, S.B.Mirov, G.Y.Gillespie, contributed talk presented to the Optical Biopsy Conference, San Jose, CA, January 25-26, 1998.

36.    "Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications", S.B.Mirov* contributed talk presented to the ALVIS Center meeting, Guntersville, AL, March 14-14, 1998.

37.    "Mid-IR tunable downconversion in Ag3AsS3" D.I.Crouthamel, W. Lee, S.B.Mirov*, A.Okorogu, D.F.Heller, J.C.Walling, W-B.Yan, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, San Francisco, CA, May 3-8, 1998.

38.    "Polarized Raman Spectroscopy of Disulfide Bonds in the Tetragonal Lysosyme Single Crystals" A.B.Kudryavtsev*, S.B.Mirov, L.J.DeLucas, T.T.Basiev, contributed talk presented to the 7th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules, ICCBM 7, Granada (Spain), May 3-8, 1998.

39.    "All Solid State Laser System, Continuously Tunable Over 0.2-10 Micron Spectral Range", S.B. Mirov*, A.O.Okorogu, W. Lee, D.I. Crouthamel, N. Jenkins, K. Graham, A. R. Gallian, A.Yu. Dergachev, W.B. Yan, W.J. Strachan, T.F. Steckroat, D. F. Heller, J.C. Walling contributed talk presented to the 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonics Technology, ICAPT'98, Ottawa, Canada, July 27-30, 1998

40.    "Tunable lasers for environmental applications”, S.B.Mirov*, invited lecture presented to the Faculty of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan, September 7, 1998.

41.    "Recent Progress in Color Center Lasers", S.B.Mirov* colloquium speaker, Department of Physics, UAB, September 25, 1998

42.    "All Solid State Laser System, Continuously Tunable Over 0.2-10 Micron Spectral Range", S.B. Mirov*, invited speaker, colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, October 6, 1998.

43.    "Solid State White Light Laser", N. Jenkins*, S.B.Mirov, A. Okorogu, 1998 OSA annual Meeting, Baltimore, October 10, 1998.

44.    "Generation of Coherent Radiation Continuously Tunable in 515 nm to 650 nm Spectral Range by Efficient Second-Harmonic Conversion of LiF:F2- Laser Radiation", A.Yu. Dergachev*, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, Baltimore, Maryland, May 23-28, 1999.

45.    "Nonradiative relaxation and inhomogeneous splitting of aggregated optical centers in CaF2: Nd3+", Y. V. Orlovskii*, T. T. Basiev, V. V.Osiko, H. Gross, J. Heber, S. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the International Conference on Dynamical Processes (DPC'99), Puerto- Rico, May 23-27, 1999.

46.    "Solid State White Light Laser", N. Jenkins*, S.B.Mirov, A. Okorogu, 1998 OSA annual Meeting, Baltimore, October 10, 1998.

47.    “Raman Study of the Ordering of Internal Water in Thaumatin and Lysozyme Crystals”, A.B.Kudryavtsev, S.B.Mirov*, C.D.Smith, G.Christopher, and L.J.DeLucas, contributed talk presented to the 8th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules, Sandestin, Florida (USA), May 14-19, 2000.

48.    “Low Frequency Raman Spectroscopy of Lysozyme in Crystal and Solution”, A.B.Kudryavtsev*, S.B.Mirov, L.J.DeLucas (May 2000), contributed talk presented to the 8th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules, Sandestin, Florida (USA), May 14-19, 2000.

49.    "Spectroscopic properties and mechanisms of superbroadband lasing from F2+-like color centers in LiF" N.W. Jenkins*, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, September 1999.

50.    “Middle infrared tunable system based on alexandrite laser”, S.B.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, September 1999.

51.    "Spectroscopic properties and mechanisms of superbroadband lasing from F2+** and  F2+**-like color centers in LiF", N.W. Jenkins*, S.B. Mirov, Naval Research Labs, Washington, DC, for National Research Council Associateship application, September 1999

52.    "A Novel laser Breakdown Spectrometer for Environmental Monitoring”, S.B.Mirov*, R.E. Pitt, A. Dergachev, W. Lee, D.V. Martyshkin, O.D. Mirov, J.J.Randolph, L.DeLucas, C.G.Brouillette, T.T.Basiev, Y.V.Orlovskii, O.K.Alimov, I.N.Vorob’ev, contributed talk presented to Photonics East Conference, Boston, MA, September 1999.

53.    "Spectroscopic properties and mechanisms of superbroadband lasing from F2+** and F2+**-like color centers in LiF", N.W. Jenkins*, S.B. Mirov, Air Force Research Labs, Wright-Patterson, AFB, for National Research Council Associateship application, August 1999

54.    Pecularities of education system in Russia” S.Mirov* contributed talk presented to New Horizon’s Program, Marshall Conference Center, UAB, Birmingham, April 12, 2000.

55.    “Applications of Lasers in Medicine and Technology”, S Mirov*, four different presentations were perfomed for High School Students visiting UAB in 1999-2000.

56.    " Progress Toward a Solid-State White Light Laser ", N.W. Jenkins*, S.B. Mirov, University of Louisville, Department of Physics Seminar, Invited Speaker, October 1, 1999.

57.    Powerful ultrabroadly tunable LiF:F2+** laser", N.W Jenkins*, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA, January 2000.

58.    “Solid State White-Light Laser Using LiF:F2+** Color Center Laser”N.W.Jenkins, S.B.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, Davos, Switzerland, February 13-18, 2000.

59.    Detection of Singlet Oxygen by Means of Laser and ESR Spectroscopy, A.Capers, S.Mirov*, T.Tohver, contr. talk presented to the OSA Annual Meeting 2000, Providence, RI, Oct. 22-26, 2000.

60.    “Alexandrite Laser Pump LiF:F2- Laser”, L.Xie, S.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the OSA Annual Meeting 2000, Providence, Rhode Island, October 22-26, 2000.

61.     “A Laser Breakdown Spectrometer for Environmental Analysis of Metals”, D.Martyshkin*, S.Mirov, W.Lee, R. Pitt, contributed talk presented to the 67th Annual Southeastern Section Meeting of American Physical Society, Starkville, Mississippi, November 2-4, 2000.

62.    “Laser Characteristics of Cr2+ doped ZnS”, K.Graham*, S.Mirov, V.Fedorov, M.E.Zvanut, A.Avanesov, V.Badikov, B.Ignat’ev, V.Panutin, G.Shevirdyaeva, contributed talk presented to the 67th Annual Southeastern Section Meeting of American Physical Society, Starkville, Mississippi, November 2-4, 2000.

63.    “External Cavity Multiwavelength or Superbroadband Diode Laser for Wavelength Division Multiplexing Applications”, I.Moskalev*, S.Mirov, V.Fedorov, T.Basiev, G.Grimes, E.Berman, contributed talk presented to the 67th Annual Southeastern Section Meeting of American Physical Society, Starkville, Mississippi, November 2-4, 2000.

64.    “Spectroscopic Analysis and Persistent Photon Gated Spectral hole Burning in LiF Crystals with F2- Color Centers”, M.Ashenafi, V.Fedorov, S.Mirov, L.Xie, contributed talk presented to the 67th Annual Southeastern Section Meeting of American Physical Society, Starkville, Mississippi, November 2-4, 2000.

65.    Narowband Tunable, Multiline, and Superbroadband Lasers for Spectroscopic and Telecommunication Applications”,  S.B.Mirov*, (November 22, 2000) invited lecture presented at Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan, November 2000.

66.    Multiline, and Superbroadband Lasers for Telecommunication Applications”, S.B.Mirov*, (November 25, 2000), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, November 2000.

67.    "Laser performance of Cr2+doped ZnS", K.Graham*, S.Mirov, V.Fedorov, M.E.Zvanut, A.Avanesov, V.Badikov, B.Ignat’ev, V.Panutin, G.Shevirdyaeva, contributed talk presented to the SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA, January 2001.

68.    “External cavity multiline semiconductor laser for WDM applications” I.Moskalev*, S.Mirov, V.Fedorov, T.Basiev, G.Grimes, E.Berman, (January 2001) contributed talk presented to the SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Jose, CA, January 2001.

69.    “External cavity multiline semiconductor laser for WDM applications”, S.B.Mirov*, (January 2001), invited lecture presented at Lightwave Microelectronics, Inc. San Jose, CA, January 2001.

70.    “Spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of diffusion doped Cr2+:ZnS”, K. Graham*, S.B. Mirov, V.V. Fedorov, M.E. Zvanut, A.Avanesov, V. Badikov, B. Ignat'ev, V. Panutin, G. Shevirdyaeva, (January 31, 2001) contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, January 28-31, 2001.

71.    “Laser Performance and Technology of Preparation of Cr2+:ZnS”, S.B. Mirov*, (April 2, 2001) contributed talk presented to the Infrared Materials Workshop, Fisk University, West End Courtyard by Marriott, Nashville, TN, April 1-3, 2001.

72.    “CdGa2S4:Cr Absorption and EPR studies”, M.Johnson*, S.B.Mirov, M.E.Zvanut, (April 2, 2001) contributed talk presented to the Infrared Materials Workshop, Fisk University, West End Courtyard by Marriott, Nashville, TN, April 1-3, 2001.

73.    “Spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of diffusion doped Cr2+:ZnS”, K. Graham*, S.B. Mirov, V.V. Fedorov, M.E. Zvanut, (April 2, 2001) contributed talk presented to the Infrared Materials Workshop, Fisk University, West End Courtyard by Marriott, Nashville, TN, April 1-3, 2001.

74.    “Persistent Photon-Gated Spectral Hole Burning in LiF:F2- Color Center Crystal”, V.V.Fedorov*, S.B.Mirov, M.Ashenafi, L.Xie (May 10, 2001), PostDeadline contributed talk presented to the Quantum Elelctronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2001, Baltimore, MD, May 2001.

75.    Multiphonon Relaxation of Mid-IR Transitions of Rare-Earth Ions in Laser Crystals”, S.B.Mirov* (August 17, 2001) contributed talk presented to the NSF-ECS/EPSCoR National Grantees Conference on Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies, Fayetteville, Arkansas, August 2001.

76.    Er fiber laser pumped CW Cr:ZnS and ZnSe lasers” S.B.Mirov* (September 15) invited lecture presented at IPG Photonics, Inc. Starbridge, MA, September 15, 2001.

77.    “Mid-IR CW Cr2+:ZnS and ZnSe Microchip Lasers,” S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, K. Graham, I.Moskalev, V. Badikov, V. Panutin, (February 6, 2002) contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, Quebec City, Canada, February 3-6, 2002.

78.    “Tunable continuous-wave room-temperature Cr2+:ZnS laser,” I.T. Sorokina*, E. Sorokin, V. Fedorov, S. Mirov, A. Di Lieto, M. Tonelli, (February 6, 2002) contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, Quebec City, Canada, February 3-6, 2002.

79.    Er fiber laser pumped CW and pulsed Cr:ZnS and ZnSe microchip lasers” S.B.Mirov* (February 20) invited lecture presented at IPG Photonics, Inc. Oxford, MA, February 20, 2002

80.    “In situ Monitoring of Crystal-Solution Interface During Lysozyme Crystal Growth via micro-Raman Spectral Imaging”, A.B.Kudryavtsev*, S.B.Mirov, L.J.DeLucas (March 25), contributed talk presented to the 9th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Molecules, Jena, Germany, March 23-28, 2002 .

81.    "Novel All Solid State UV-Mid IR Tunable Laser Sources. Narrowband, Ultrabroadband, "White Light", and Multiline Modifications", S.Mirov* (April 12), invited lecture presented at Eglin AFB, FL, April 2002.

82.Multiphonon Relaxation of Mid IR Transitions of Rare- Earth Ions in Laser Crystals,” Yu.V.Orlovskii*, T.T.Basiev, V.V.Osiko, N.P. Barnes, S.B.Mirov (May 20), contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Long Beach, CA May 19-24, 2002.

83.    “CW and pulsed Cr2+:ZnS and ZnSe microchip lasers,” S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, K. Graham, I. S. Moskalev, V.V. Badikov, V. Panutin (May 20), contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Long Beach, CA May 19-24, 2002.

84.    “Broadly Tunable Continuous-Wave Cr2+:ZnS Laser,” I.T. Sorokina*, E. Sorokin, S. Mirov, V. Fedorov, V.V. Badikov, V. Panutin (May 20), contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Long Beach, CA May 19-24, 2002.

85.    “Efficient, Broadly Tunable Deep UV And Mid-IR Solid-State Laser Source,” S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov*, B. Boczar, R. Frost, N. Kramer, B. Pryor, T.Thevar, J.C.Walling (May 21), contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Long Beach, CA May 19-24, 2002.

86.    “External cavity multiwavelength semiconductor laser,”I. S. Moskalev*, S. B. Mirov, V. V. Fedorov, G. J. Grimes, T. T. Basiev, E. Berman, J. Abeles, (May 22), contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Long Beach, CA May 19-24, 2002.

87.    “Efficient, Broadly Tunable Deep UV and Mid-IR Solid State Laser Sources” S.B.Mirov* (June 5) presentation for REU Physics Students, UAB, June 2002

88.    “Cr2+:ZnS mid-IR external cavity and microchip lasers” S.B.Mirov*, (July 6) invited lecture at the Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, July 6, 2002.

89.    “Transformation of spatial domain of the pumping beam into spectral domain of the output oscillation,” I.S. Moskalev, S.B. Mirov*, V.V.Fedorov, T.T.Basiev, P.G.Zverev, (July 11), contributed talk presented to the SPIE ‘s 47th annual meting, Seattle, WA July 7-11, 2002.

90.    “Diode, fiber, and potentially electrically pumped Cr2+:ZnS mid-IR external cavity and microchip lasers”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, K. Graham, I. S. Moskalev, I.T. Sorokina and E. Sorokin, V Gapontsev, D. Gapontsev, V.V. Badikov, V. Panyutin, (September 11), contributed talk presented to the 5th International Conference on Mid-Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Annapolis, MA, September 8-11, 2002.

91.    “Detection of Zn deficient SOD by means of laser spectroscopy and surface enhanced laser spectroscopy (SERS)”, D.V. Martyshkin*, S.B.Mirov, J.Crow, Y.Zhuang, J.Beckman, V.Ermilov, (September 30 ) contributed talk presented to the OSA Annual meeting/18th Laser Science Conference, Orlando, Florida September 29-October 3, 2002.

92.    “External cavity multiwavelength semiconductor laser”, I.S. Moskalev*, S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov, G.J.Grimes, T.T.Basiev, E.berman, J.Abeles, (October 1) contributed talk presented to the OSA Annual meeting/18th Laser Science Conference, Orlando, Florida September 29-October 3, 2002.

93.    “CW and gain-switched Cr2+:ZnS and ZnSe mid-IR microchip lasers”S.B.Mirov*, V.V.Fedorov, K.Graham, I.S.Moskalev, V.V.Badikov, V.Panyutin,  (October 2) contributed talk presented to the OSA Annual meeting/18th Laser Science Conference, Orlando, Florida September 29-October 3, 2002.

94.    “All solid state system based on alexandrite-LiF:F2+** laser for deep UV (196 nm) and mid-IR (4000nm) spectral ranges”, S.B.Mirov*, V.V.Fedorov, B.Boczar, R.Frost, B.Pryor, A.Yu. Dergachev, (October 2) contributed talk presented to the OSA Annual meeting/18th Laser Science Conference, Orlando, Florida September 29-October 3, 2002.

95.    “Diode, fiber, and potentially electrically pumped Cr2+:ZnS mid-IR external cavity and microchip lasers”, S.Mirov*, (October 17), Presentation for BTG International, Inc., Birmingham, UAB, October 17, 2002.

96.    “Spatial-to-frequency Fourier-transform external cavity lasers”, I.S.Moskalev*, S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov, T.T.Basiev, P.G.Zverev, (October 24), contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast 2002 Conference, Huntsville, Alabama October 24-25, 2002.

97.    “Detection of Zn deficient SOD by means of laser spectroscopy and surface enhanced laser spectroscopy (SERS)”, D.V. Martyshkin*, S.B.Mirov, J.Crow, Y.Zhuang, J.Beckman, V.Ermilov, (October 24) contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast 2002 Conference, Huntsville, Alabama October 24-25, 2002.

98.    “Deep ultraviolet generation in an all-solid-state laser system based on a K2Al2B2O7 crystal”, C.E.Wehrenberg*, S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov, (October 24) contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast 2002 Conference, Huntsville, Alabama October 24-25, 2002.

99.    Er Fiber Laser Pumped Microchip and External cavity Cr2+doped ZnS and ZnSe mid-IR Lasers”, S.Mirov*, (May 5), invited talk presented at the IPG Photonics Corporation, Oxford, MA, May 5, 2003. 

100. “Spatial- spectral transformation of the laser radiation” Vladimir V. Fedorov*, Igor S. Moskalev, Sergey B. Mirov, Tasoltan T. Basiev, Petr G. Zverev, contributed talk presented to the SPIE’s 48th meeting, 2003.

101. “Novel TM doped II-VI mid-IR lasers”, S.Mirov*, invited talk presented at the seminar of the Laser and Materials Technology Center at the General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, June 27, 2003.

102. “High power, broadly tunable, Er-fiber laser pumped Cr2+:ZnS and ZnSe mid-IR external cavity and microchip lasers” S.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the XI International Conference Laser Optics 2003, St.-Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2003.

103. “High Power, Broadly Tunable Mid-IR Lasers”, S.Mirov*, Presentation for the BTG International, Inc. Birmingham, UAB, July 17, 2003.

104. “Promising materials for high density optical storage devices”, S.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Physics Seminar at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, November 2003.

105. "New mid-infrared laser materials based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors" S.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the UAB Physics Seminar, November 7, 2003.

106. “Novel media for Mid-IR lasers”, S.Mirov*, contributed talk to the NSF Design Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Dallas, TX January 6, 2004.\

107. “Tunable distributed feedback color center laser using stabilized F2+** color centers in LiF crystal”, D. Martyshkin, J.G. Parker*, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West’ 04, San Jose, CA, January 2004. 

108. “Fluorescence light suppression in Raman Spectroscopy using ultrafast time gated CCD camera”, D.V. Martyshkin, R. C. Ahuja, A. Kudriavtsev, S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West’ 04, San Jose, CA, January 2004. 

109. “Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of Cr doped ZnS crystalline thin films”, S. Wang, S. B. Mirov*, V. V. Fedorov, R. P. Camata, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West’ 04, San Jose, CA, January 2004. 

110. “Pulse laser deposition growth and spectroscopic properties of chromium doped ZnS crystalline thin films”, S. B. Mirov*, S. Wang, V. V. Fedorov, R. P. Camata, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Photonics Conference, Santa Fe, NM, February 1-4, 2004.

111. Multiphonon relaxation of mid- IR transitions of RE ions in fluorite type crystals”, Yu.V.Orlovskii*, T.T.Basiev, K.K.Pukhov, N.A.Glushkov, O.K.Alimov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Photonics Conference, Santa Fe, NM, February 1-4, 2004.

112. “Continuous-wave polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe laser pumped by a 1.85 mm InGaAsP/InP laser diode”, I. Moskalev, A.Gallian, V. Fedorov, S. Mirov*, V.Badikov, V. Panyutin, D. Garbuzov, I.Kudryashov, S.Todorov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, CLEO’2004, San-Francisco, CA, May 19, 2004.

113. “General theory of lasers”, S.B.Mirov*, (August 10, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

114. “Laser materials”, S.B.Mirov*, (August 10, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

115. “Color center lasers-principles and applications”, S.B.Mirov* (August 19, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

116. Ultrabroadband and multiwavelength spatially-dispersive lasers” S.B.Mirov* (August 19, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

117. “Modern applications of lasers and laser spectroscopy”, S.B.Mirov* (August 20, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

118. Interprenership in optics”, S.B.Mirov* (August 20, 2004), invited lecture presented at Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan, August 2004.

119. “Evanescent cavity ring-down spectroscopy (eCRDS) of hemoglobin absorption at the silica-water interface”, W.B. Martin*, S.Mirov, D.Martyshkin, R.Vengopalan, contributed talk presented at Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, San Francisco, CA, September 2004.

120. “Photoluminescence studies of MBE grown thin films and bulk Cr:ZnSe”, Andrew Gallian*, Vladimir Fedorov, John Kernal, Justin Allman, Sergey Mirov, Evgueni Dianov, A. Zabezhaylov, Igor Kazakov, contributed talk presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the APS, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 11-13, 2004.

121. “Laser Oscillation at 2.4 mm from Cr2+ in Znse Optically Pumped over Cr Ionization Transitions”, A.Gallian, V.V.Fedorov, J.Kernal, S.B.Mirov*, V.V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Photonic, Vienna, Austria, February 7, 2005.

122. Multiwavelength mid-IR spatially-dispersive CW laser based on polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe”, I.S.Moskalev, V.V.Fedorov and S.B.Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Photonic, Vienna, Austria, February 8, 2005.

123. En Route to Electrically Pumpable Cr2+ Doped II-VI Semiconductor Lasers”, A.Gallian*, V.V.Fedorov, J.Kernal, J.Allman, S.B.Mirov, E.M.Dianov, A.O.Zabezhaylov, I.P.Kazakov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Photonic, Vienna, Austria, February 8, 2005.

124. “Cr2+:ZnSe Laser Pumped via Cr Ionization”, A.Gallian*, V.V.Fedorov, I.S. Moskalev, S.B.Mirov, V.V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to the International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics/ International Conference on Lasers, Applications and Technologies (ICONO/LAT 2005) May 11-15, 2005, St.Petersburg, Russia.

125. “Summer 2005 research projects in the Laser Lab”, S.B.Mirov* talk presented to the REU physics students on May 16, 2005.

126. “Cr2+:ZnSe Laser Pumped over Cr Ionization Transitions”, A.Gallian, V.V.Fedorov*, I.S. Moskalev, S.B.Mirov, V.V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to the CLEO’05, Baltimore, MD, May 22-27, 2005.

127. “Hot-Pressed Ceramic Cr2+:ZnSe Gain-Switched Laser”, A.Gallian, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov*, V.V. Badikov S.N. Galkin, E.F. Voronkin, A.I. Lalayants, contributed talk presented to the CLEO’05, Baltimore, MD, May 22-27, 2005.

128. “Mid- IR Laser Transitions in Nd3+ Doped CaGa2S4, PbGa2S4, and PbCl2 Laser Crystals”, Yu.V. Orlovskii*, T.T. Basiev, L.N. Dmitruk, V.V. Osiko, D.V. Badikov, V.V. Badikov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the CLEO’05, Baltimore, MD, May 22-27, 2005.

129. “MBE Growth and study of Cr2+:ZnSe Layers for Mid-IR Lasers”, I.P. Kazakov*, S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov, A.Gallian, J.Kernal, J.Allman, A.O.Zabezhaylov, E.M.Dianov, contributed talk presented to the 13th Int. Symp. “Nanostructures: Physics and Technology”, St Petersburg, Russia, June 20–25, 2005.

130. “Research projects at the Laser Lab”, S.B.Mirov* talk presented to students of Taugaloo College interested in the Physics Graduate program at the UAB, UAB, Birmingham, June 25, 2005.

131. “Study of the optical properties of Cr2+:ZnSe epitaxial layers grown by MBE technique”, I.P. Kazakov, S.B.Mirov, V.V.Fedorov, A.Gallian, J.Kernal, J.Allman, A.O.Zabezhaylov, E.M.Dianov, contributed talk presented to the VII Russian Conference on Semiconductor Physics, Moscow, September 18-23, 2005.

132. Multiwavelength, ultrabroadband semiconductor and solid-state spatially-dispersive lasers”, I.S. Moskalev*, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast Atlanta, USA, October 6-8, 2005.

133. Co:ZnS and Co:ZnSe saturable absorbers for alexandrite laser”, R. A. Sims*, J. Kernal, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast Atlanta, USA, October 6-8, 2005.

134. “Cr2+:ZnSe Laser Pumped Utilizing Cr Ionization”, A.Gallian*, V.V.Fedorov, L. Luke, I.S. Moskalev, S.B.Mirov, V.V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to the Optics in the Southeast Atlanta, USA, October 6-8, 2005.

135. “UV-Mid-IR broadly tunable lasers for optical sensing”, S.Mirov* talk presented during NIST site visit, UAB, Birmingham, October 7, 2005.

136. “Program: Center for Optical Sensors and Spectroscopies”, C.Lawson* and S.Mirov* talk presented during NSF site visit (Dr.Farwell, Director of the NSF EPSCoR), UAB, Birmingham, October 17, 2005.

137. “3.9-4.5 μm gain-switched lasing of Fe:ZnSe at room temperature” S. B. Mirov*, V. V. Fedorov, J. Kernal, A. Gallian, V. V. Badikov, contributed talk presented at Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources Conference, Barcelona, Spain, November 6-11, 2005.

138. “Advances in Optically and Possibly Electrically Pumpable Transition Metal Doped II-VI Broadly Tunable Mid-IR Lasers”, S.B.Mirov, invited talk presented to the 2nd Symposium on Infrared Materials and Technologies (DoD), November 21-22, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, 2005.

139. “Characterization of cobalt doped ZnSe and ZnS crystals as saturable absorbers for alexandrite lasers”, R.A.Sims*, J.Kernal, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West 2006, February 22-26, San Jose, CA, USA, 2006.

140. “Middle-infrared electroluminescence of n-type Cr-doped ZnSe crystals”, L.Luke*, V.V.Fedorov, I.Moskalev, A.Gallian, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West 2006, February 22-26, San Jose, CA, USA, 2006.

141. “3.9-4.8 mm gain-switched lasing of Fe-ZnSe at room temperature”, J.Kernal, V.V.Fedorov*, A.Gallian, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Photonics West 2006, February 22-26, San Jose, CA, USA, 2006.

142. ”Mid-infrared Electroluminescence of Cr2+ Ions in ZnSe Crystals”, V.V. Fedorov, I. Moskalev, L. Luke, A. Gallian*, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Photonics Conference, January 29-February 1, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 2006.

143. "Room Temperature 3.9-4.5 μm Gain-Switched Lasing of Fe:ZnSe", J. Kernal, V. Fedorov, A. Gallian, S. Mirov*, V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Photonics Conference, January 29-February 1, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 2006.

144. "Efficient Ho:YAG Laser Resonantly Pumped by Tm-Fiber Laser", I. S. Moskalev, V.V. Fedorov*, S.B. Mirov, A.Babushkin, V.P.Gapontsev, D.V.Gapontsev, N.Platonov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Photonics Conference, January 29-February 1, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 2006.

145. "Stimulated Raman Scattering in the Mid IR Range 2.31-2.75-3.7 μm in a BaWO4 Crystal under 1.9 and 1.56 μm Pumping", T. Basiev*, M. N. Basieva, M. E. Doroshenko, V. V. Fedorov, V. V. Osiko, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Photonics Conference, January 29-February 1, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, 2006.

146. “Mid-IR lasers-four interrelated pieces of intellectual property”, S.B.Mirov*, invited talk at the UABRF Venture Capital Forum, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, March 14, 2006.

147. “Center for Optical Sensors and Spectroscopies”, C.Lawson*, S. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Alabama EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Tuskegee, March 28, 2006.

148. Parametrically Amplified Room Temperature 4.4 mm Gain-Switched Fe:ZnSe Laser” A.Gallian*, I.S. Moskalev, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, and K.L. Vodopyanov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics,  CLEO’06, Long Beach, CA, May 21-26, 2006.

149. “New regimes of excitation and Mid-IR lasing of transition metal doped II-VI crystals”, S.B.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Laser Optics Conference, June 26-30, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 2006.

150. "Optically and possibly electrically pumped Cr and Fe doped mid-IR chalcogenide lasers", S.B.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Europhoton 2006, Pisa, Italy, September 10-15, 2006.

151. “Fiber-bulk hybrid systems for effective generation of 2-3 µm coherent radiation and their applications”, S.B.Mirov*, I. Moskalev, V.Fedorov, A.Babushkin, N.Platonov, D.Gapontsev, V.Gapontsev, invited talk presented to the 2006 Advanced Laser Applications Conference , September 18-21, 2006, Novi, Michigan, USA.

152. “UAB Lasers”, S.B.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the UAB Research Foundation Board of Directors, Birmingham, AL, September 27, 2006.

153. En route to broadly tunable middle-infrared optically and electrically pumped Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped II-VI semiconductor lasers”, S.B.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Optoelectronic Industry Development Association (OIDA) Annual Forum, Washington, DC, December 6, 2006.

154. “Passive Q-Switching of Er:Cr:YSGG cavities with Fe:ZnSe/S crystals”, S.B.Mirov*, invited talk presented to the leadership of Biolase Technologies, Inc, Irvine, CA, January 2, 2007.

155. "Optical nose: a novel mid-infrared laser system for ultrasensitive detection of biomarkers and early diagnosis and monitoring of diseases", talk presented to the students and faculty of the Biomedical Engineering Department, UAB, Birmingham, January 12, 2007.

156. Fe:ZnSe passive q-switching of 2.8-µm Er:Cr:YSGG laser Cavity”, A. Gallian, A. Martinez*, P. Marine, V. Fedorov, S. Mirov, V. Badikov, D. Boutoussov, and M. Andriasyan, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’07 - Solid State Lasers XVI: Technology and Devices, January 2007, San Jose, CA.

157. Fe:ZnSe and ZnS polycrystalline passive Q-switching of 2.8 µm Er:Cr:YSGG laser”, A. Gallian, A. Martinez, P. Marine, V. Fedorov, S. Mirov*, V. Badikov, contributed talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics, February 2007, Vancouver, CA.

158. “Recent progress in transition metal doped II-VI mid-IR lasers”, S.Mirov*, V.Fedorov, I.Moskalev, D.Martyshkin, contributed talk presented to SPIE Symposium on Defense & Security 2007 -Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security III, 9-13 April 2007, Orlando, Florida USA.

159. “High-power, single frequency tunable, CW, Er-fiber laser pumped Cr2+:ZnSe laser”, I.S.Moskalev*, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to SPIE Symposium on Defense & Security 2007 -Laser Source Technology for Defense and Security III, 9-13 April 2007, Orlando, Florida USA.

160. “CW single frequency tunable, CW multi-Watt polycrystalline, and CW Hor-Pressed ceramic Cr2+:ZnSe lasers”, I.S.Moskalev*, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to CLEO’07, Baltimore, MD, May 6-11, 2007.

161. “Mid-IR luminescence of nanocrystalline II-VI semiconductors doped with transition metal ions”, C.Kim*, D.V.Martyshkin, V.V.Fedorov, S.B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to CLEO’07, Baltimore, MD, May 6-11, 2007.“Room temperature, mid-infrared Cr:ZnSe and Cr:ZnS random powder lasers”, C. Kim*, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’08, San Jose, CA, January 19-24, 2008.

162. “Iron doped CdxMn1-xTe crystals, a new gain media for mid-IR room temperature lasers”, W. Mallory, Jr., V. V. Fedorov*, S. B. Mirov, U. Hömmerich, W. Palosz, and S. B. Trivedi, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’08, San Jose, CA, January 19-24, 2008.

163. “Mid-IR photoluminescence and lasing of chromium doped II-VI quantum dots”, D. V. Martyshkin*, C. Kim, I. S. Moskalev, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’08, San Jose, CA, January 19-24, 2008.

164. “Power scaling of CW Cr:ZnSe lasers”, I. Moskalev, V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’08, San Jose, CA, January 19-24, 2008.

165. “Single-Frequency, Widely-Tunable, and Multi-Watt Polycrystalline CW Cr2+:ZnSe Lasers”, I. S. Moskalev, V. V. Fedorov and S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics’08, Nara, Japan, January 27-30, 2008.

166. “New gain medium for Mid-IR room temperature lasers based on Fe doped CdMnTe crystals”, W. Mallory, Jr., V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov*, U. Hömmerich, W. Palosz, and S. B. Trivedi contributed talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics’08, Nara, Japan, January 27-30, 2008.

167. “Recent Advances in Cr2+ and Fe2+ Doped Mid-IR Laser Materials”, S.Mirov* invited talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, CLEO’08, San Jose, CA, USA, May 4-9, 2008.

168. “Self-Starting Kerr-Mode-Locked Polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe Laser”, Igor S. Moskalev*, Vladimir V. Fedorov, and Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, CLEO’08, San Jose, CA, USA, May 4-9, 2008.

169. “Room Temperature Mid-IR Cr2+:ZnSe Random powder laser”, C. Kim*, D.V. Martyshkin, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, CLEO’08, San Jose, CA, USA, May 4-9, 2008.

170. “Middle-IR Random lasing of Cr:ZnS nanocrystalline powder - from diffusion to photon localization regimes”, D.V. Martyshkin*, C. Kim, I.S. Moskalev, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics, CLEO’08, San Jose, CA, USA, May 4-9, 2008.

171. “New frontiers of Cr2+ and Fe2+ Doped II-VI Mid-IR Lasers”, S.Mirov*, invited talk presented to 21st Annual Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review” Albuquerque, NM, USA June 2-5, 2008.

172. “Fiber–bulk-hybrid systems for effective mid-IR lasing”, S.Mirov*, invited talk presented to 4 th International Symposium on High Power Fibre Lasers and Their Applications, St Petersburg, Russia, June 24-26, 2008.

173. “New frontiers of middle-infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors, S. Mirov*, invited talk presented to 21st International Commission for Optics Congress, Sydney, Australia, July 7-10, 2008.

174. “Recent Advances in Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped ZnSe and ZnS mid-IR ceramic laser materials,” S. Mirov*, invited talk presented to the 4th Laser Ceramic Symposium, Shanghai, China, November 10-14, 2008.

175. “Chromium doped ZnSe and ZnS gain media for optically and electrically pumped mid-IR lasers,” C. Kim*, J. M. Peppers, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’09, San Jose, CA, January 24-29, 2009.

176. “10-Watt room-temperature Er-fiber-laser-pumped pure CW polycrystalline Cr:ZnS laser,” I. S. Moskalev*, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’09, San Jose, CA, January 24-29, 2009.

177. “12-Watt CW Polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe Laser Pumped by Tm-fiber Laser,” I. S. Moskalev, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov P. A. Berry, K. L. Schepler, contributed talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics 2009, Denver, CO, February 1-4, 2009.

178. “RT Mid-IR random lasing of Cr2+ doped ZnS, ZnSe, CdSe powders, polymer liquid and polymer films”, C. Kim, D.V. Martyshkin*, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics - CLEO’09, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June 5, 2009.

179. “High-Power, Widely-Tunable, Continuous-Wave Polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnS Laser,” I.S. Moskalev*, V.V. Fedorov, and S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics - CLEO’09, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June 5, 2009.

180. “Mid-IR Electroluminescence of Cr:ZnSe crystals co-doped with Donor and Acceptor impurities,” C. Kim, J. Peppers, V.V. Fedorov*, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics - CLEO’09, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June 5, 2009.

181. “Progress in Cr2+:II-VI gain materials for high power and random mid-IR lasers,” S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, I.S. Moskalev, D. Martyshkin, C. Kim, invited talk presented to 3rd International Conference on Middle Infrared Coherent Sources – MICS’2009, Trouville, France, June 8-12, 2009.

182. “Recent progress in Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped ZnSe and ZnS mid-IR ceramic and powder laser materials”, S.B.Mirov*, I.S. Moskalev, V.V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, N. Myong, M. Mirov, contributed talk presented to 5th Laser Ceramic Symposium, Bilbao, Spain, December 9-11, 2009.

183. “New Frontiers of middle-infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors”, S. Mirov*, invited talk presented to the Physics Colloquium at ONERA (French analog of NASA), Paris, France, December 14, 2009.

184. InP diode-pumped Cr:ZnS and Cr:ZnSe highly-efficient, widely-tunable, mid-IR lasers”, I. S. Moskalev*, V. V. Fedorov, S. B.Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’10, San Francisco, CA, January 23-28, 2010.

185. “Cr-ZnSe passively Q-switched fiber-bulk Ho:YAG hybrid laser”, Y. Terekhov*, I.S. Moskalev, D. Martyshkin, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’10, San Francisco, CA, January 23-28, 2010.

186. “Optically dense Fe:ZnSe crystals for energy scaled gain switched lasing”, N. Myoung*, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov contributed talk presented to Photonics West’10, San Francisco, CA, January 23-28, 2010.

187. Ultrabroad continuous-wave tuning of ceramic Cr:ZnSe and Cr:ZnS lasers”, E. Sorokin*, I.T. Sorokina, M.S. Mirov, V.V. Fedorov, I.S. Moskalev, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics 2010, San Diego, CA, USA, January 31- February 3, 2010.

188. “Progress in Cr2+:II-VI Ceramic Lasers”, S. Mirov*, I. Moskalev , V. Fedorov , D. Martyshkin, N. Myoung , M. Mirov, invited talk presented to Europhoton’10, Hamburg, Germany, August 29- September 3, 2010.

189. “Mid-IR Laser Oscillation In Cr:ZnSe Planar Waveguide Structures and in Cr:ZnSe/As2S3:As2Se3 Composite Materials”, J. E. Williams, J. T. Goldstein, V.V. Fedorov, D. V. Martyshkin, R. P. Camata, and S. B. Mirov* contributed talk presented to 2010 Frontiers in Optics (FiO)/Laser Science XXVI (LS) Conference, October 24-28, 2010, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY.

190. "Energy scaling of nanosecond gain-switched Cr2+:ZnSe lasers", V. V. Fedorov*, I. S. Moskalev, M. S. Mirov, S. B. Mirov, T. J. Wagner, M. J. Bohn, P. A. Berry, K. L. Schepler, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

191. "Mid-IR lasing of Cr:ZnSe/As2S3:As2Se3 composite materials", D. V. Martyshkin*, V.V. Fedorov, J.T. Goldstein, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

192. "Cr:ZnSe planar waveguide mid-IR laser", J. E. Williams, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, I. S. Moskalev, R. P. Camata, and S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

193. “Energy scaling of room temperature Fe2+:ZnSe gain-switched 4.3 µm laser”, N. Myoung*, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, A. Martinez and S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

194. Effects of g-irradiation on optical, electrical, and laser characteristics of pure and transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors,” T. Konak*, M. Tekavec, V. V. Fedorov, and S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

195. “A Minimally Invasive Multifunctional Nanoscale System for Selective Targeting, Imaging, and NIR Photothermal Therapy of Malignant Tumors”, H. N. Green*, D. V. Martyshkin, E. L. Rosenthal, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’11, San Francisco, CA, January 22-27, 2011.

196. "Progress in mid-IR Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped II-VI Materials and Lasers", S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, I.S. Moskalev,  D.V. Martyshkin, N. Myoung, R. Camata, J.E. Williams, M.S. Mirov, J.T. Goldstein, invited talk presented to Advanced Solid State Photonics 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, February 2011.

197.         Mid-Infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors”, S. Mirov*, I. Moskalev, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, M. Mirov, N. Myoung, invited talk presented to OASIS III conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 9-10, 2011.

198. “Progress in Mid-IR Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped II-VI materials and lasers”, Sergey Mirov, invited talk presented to joint Seminar of Applied Physics and Engineering Departments, Tel-Aviv University, March 13, 2011.

199. “High-Energy Gain-Switched Mid-IR Lasers Based on Cr and Fe Doped ZnSe”, NoSoung Myoung, Mikhail S. Mirov, Vladimir V. Fedorov*, Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to CLEO’11: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CMY4 (oral), 1-6 May 2011 Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

200.  “New Mid-IR Gain Media Based on Transition Metal Doped II-VI Ternary – Quaternary Compounds and Glassy Composites,” Dmitry Martyshkin*, Jonathan Goldstein, Renato Camata, Vladimir V. Fedorov, Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to, CLEO’11: Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CTuE4 (oral), 1-6 May 2011 Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

201. “Active targeting, fluorescence imaging, and NIR photothermal therapy of malignant tumors,” H.N. Green*, E.L. Rosenthal, C.M. Rodenburg, D.V. Martyshkin, S.B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to 3rd International Conference from nanoparticles & Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems, June 26-29, Crete island, Greece.

202. Crystal Field Engineering Of Transition Metal Doped II-VI Ternary And Quaternary Semiconductors For Mid-IR Tunable Laser Applications”, Dmitry V. Martyshkin*, Jonathan T. Goldstein, Renato P. Camata, Vladimir V. Fedorov, Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Int. Conf. on Luminescence & Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (ICL’11), M4, June 27-July 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

203. “Frontiers of mid-infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II–VI semiconductors” S. Mirov*, V. Fedorov, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, D. Martyshkin,  invited talk presented to Int. Conf. on Luminescence & Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (ICL’11), FRR1, June 27-July 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

204. “Mid-IR lasing of iron–cobalt co-doped ZnS(Se) crystals via Co–Fe energy transfer”, NoSoung Myoung, Dmitri V. Martyshkin, Vladimir V. Fedorov*, Sergey B. Mirov,  contributed talk presented to Int. Conf. on Luminescence & Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (ICL’11), MH2, June 27-July 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

205. Mid-Infrared transition metal doped II-VI semiconductor lasers”, Sergey Mirov*, contributed talk presented to 2011 Frontiers in Optics (FiO)/Laser Science XXVII (LS) Conference, October 16-20, 2011, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA, USA.

206. “Mid-Infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI ceramics”, S. Mirov*, I. Moskalev, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, M. Mirov, invited talk presented to 7th Laser Ceramic Symposium, November 14-17, 2011 Singapore.

207. “Biomedical applications of UAB lasers”, S.B. Mirov, invited talk presented to 1st Annual BioAlabama Technology Conference, May 30, 2012, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL, USA.

208. “Characterization of photorefractive materials based on LiF color center crystals for mid-IR volumetric Bragg gratings”, Dmitri V. Martyshkin, Anton V. Fedorov, Anitha Arumugam, David J. Hilton, Vladimir V. Fedorov, and Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), JTh2A.60, San Jose, CA, 10 June (2012).

209. “Photorefractive material for mid-IR applications based on LiF color center crystals”, Anitha Arumugam, Anton V. Fedorov, Dmitry V. Martyshkin, Vladimir V. Fedorov, David J. Hilton, Sergey B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonic Devices, Advances in Optical Materials – part of Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonic Devices Congress,  San Jose, California, USA 29 January-3 February 2012.

210. “Iron Doped II-VI ternary and quaternary semiconductors for mid-IR laser applications”, D.V. Martyshkin, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonic Devices, Advances in Optical Materials – part of Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonic Devices Congress,  San Jose, California, USA 29 January-3 February 2012.

211. “Single-Frequency Passively Q-Switched Er:YAG Laser”, Yu. Terekhov*, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, I. Moskalev, S. B. Mirov contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), CTu2D.6, San Jose, CA, 8 June (2012).

212. “High Energy 4.1-4.6 μm Fe:ZnSe laser”, V. V. Fedorov*, D. V. Martyshkin, M. Mirov, I. Moskalev, S. Vasyliev, Sergey B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC),CM3D.3, San Jose, CA, 7 June (2012).

213. “Photoluminescence in a Fe2+ Doped ZnSe Crystal Using Near Absorption Edge Quantum Cascade Laser Pumping”, Yu Song*, Sergey B. Mirov, Claire Gmachl, Jacob B. Khurgin contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC),3CTu2D.3 CM3D.3, San Jose, CA, 8 June (2012).

214. “Progress in Cr2+ and Fe2+ doped IIVI midIR materials and lasers”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, M.S. Mirov, V.P. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the 6 th International Symposium on High Power Fiber lasers and their Applications, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 25-28, 2012.

215. "Compact 1J mid-IR Cr:ZnSe Laser", V. Fedorov*, M. S. Mirov, S. Mirov, V. Gapontsev, A. V. Erofeev, M. Z. Smirnov, and G. B. Altshuler, contributed talk presented to the Frontiers in Optics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America), post-deadline paper FW6B.9. (2012).

216. “Nanostructured Cr2+:ZnSe-based Thin Films for Mid-IR Laser Sources,” P. J. Marino, T. Konak, Z. R. Lindsey, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, R. P Camata*, contributed talk presented to the 2012 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 25-30, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts.

217. “Mid-Infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors”, S. Mirov*, I. Moskalev, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshki1, M. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, invited talk presented to the USA-UK workshop in Mid-Infrared to Terahertz Technology and Applications, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, February 18-19, 2013.

218. “Recent Progress and Applications of Mid-Infrared Lasers Based on Transition Metal doped II-VI Semiconductors”, S.B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Forum, UAB, Birmingham, AL, May 14, 2013.

219. “Mid-Infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors”, S.B. Mirov invited talk presented to BioAlabama Annual Meeting and Science Symposium, Doubltree Hotel, Birmingham, AL, May 16, 2013.

220. “Fe-doped II-VI Mid-Infrared Laser Materials for the 3 to 8 um Region”, V. V. Fedorov*, D. V. Martyshkin, M. S. Mirov, I. S. Moskalev, S. Vasyliev, J. Peppers, S. B. Mirov, V. P. Gapontsev, invited talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), San Jose, CA, June 11-13, 2013.

221. “Recent Advances in High Power, High Energy Tunable Cr:ZnS/Se Lasers”, S. B. Mirov*, V. V. Fedorov, I. S. Moskalev, S. Vasyliev, D. V. Martyshkin, M. S. Mirov, V. P. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC) , San Jose, CA, June 11-13, 2013.

222. “Frontiers in Mid-Infrared Lasers Based on Transition Metal doped II-VI Semiconductors”, S. Mirov*, I. Moskalev, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, M. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, contributed talk presented to the International Conference on Lasers, Optics & Photonics, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 7-9, 2013.

223. “Recent Progress in Tunable Cr:ZnS/Se Lasers”,  S. B. Mirov*, V. V. Fedorov, I. S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, D. V. Martyshkin, M. S. Mirov, V. P. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Laser Congress, ASSL’13, Paris, France, October 30-November 2, 2013.

224. “Fe-doped Binary and Ternary II-VI Mid-Infrared Laser Materials”, V. V. Fedorov, D. V. Martyshkin, M. S. Mirov, I. S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, J. Peppers,  V. P. Gapontsev,  S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid State Laser Congress, ASSL’13, Paris, France, October 30-November 2, 2013.

225. “Spectroscopy and mid-IR lasing of Cr2+ ions in ZnSe/ZnS crystals under visible excitation”, J. M. Peppers*, T. Konak, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’14, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2014.

226. “Spectroscopic characterization of Fe2+-doped II-VI ternary and quaternary mid-IR laser active powders”, A. D. Martinez*, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’14, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2014.

227. “Spectroscopic characterization and energy transfer process in cobalt and cobalt-iron co-doped ZnSe/ZnS crystals”, J. M. Peppers*, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’14, San Francisco, CA, February 2-7, 2014.

228. “Recent progress in 1.9 – 6 μm mid-IR lasers based on Cr and Fe doped II-VI chalcogenides”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, M.S. Mirov, V.P. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the 7 th International Symposium on High Power Fiber lasers and their Applications, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 30-July 4, 2014.

229. “Mid-infrared lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI semiconductors”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, M.S. Mirov, V.P. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the International Conference on Lasers, Optics & Photonics, Philadelphia, PA, USA, September 8-10, 2014.

230. “Progress in Cr and Fe Doped ZnSe and ZnS Polycrystalline Materials and Lasers”, S.B. Mirov*, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, V. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Lasers Conference, Shanghai, China, November 17-21, 2014.

231. “Mid-IR Lasing and Excitation of Cr2+ ions in II-VI Semiconductors via ionization transitions”, J. Peppers*, V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Lasers Conference, Shanghai, China, November 17-21, 2014.

232. “Gamma Radiation-Enhanced Thermal Diffusion of Transition Metal Ions into II-VI Semiconductor Crystals”, A. Martinez*, L. Williams, V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Lasers Conference, Shanghai, China, November 17-21, 2014.

233. “Spectroscopic characterization of Cr2+ ions in ZnSe/ZnS crystals under visible excitation”, J. M. Peppers*, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’15, San Francisco, CA, February 7-12, 2015.

234. “Radiation-Enhanced Thermal Diffusion of Transition Metal and Rare Earth Ions into II-VI Semiconductors”, A. Martinez*, L. Williams, O. Gafarov, D. Martyshkin, V. Fedorov, S Mirov, contributed talk presented to Photonics West’15, San Francisco, CA, February 7-12, 2015.

235. “Mid-IR lasers based on transition and rare-earth ion doped crystal (Invited Paper)”, S. B. Mirov*, V. V. Fedorov, D. V. Martyshkin, I. S. Moskalev, M. B. Mirov, S. Vasilyev,  contributed talk presented to SPIE DSS, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications, Baltimore, MD, 20-24 April 2015.

236. “High Average Power (35 W) Pulsed Fe:ZnSe laser tunable over 3.8-4.2 µm”, D. V. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, M. Mirov, I. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, and S. B. Mirov*, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), San Jose, CA, May 10-15, 2015.

237. "Spectroscopic characterization of Pr3+:ZnSe crystals fabricated via post growth thermal diffusion," A. Martinez*, O. Gafarov, D. Martyshkin, V. V. Fedorov, and S. B. Mirov contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), San Jose, CA, May 10-15, 2015.

238. "Mid-IR and Near-IR Photoluminescence of Fe2+ and Cr2+ Ions in ZnSe Excited via Ionization Transitions," J. Peppers*, V. V. Fedorov, and S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented to the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/The International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), San Jose, CA, May 10-15, 2015.

239. "High Average Power Fe:ZnSe and Cr:ZnSe Mid-IR Solid State Lasers," S. B. Mirov*, V. Fedorov, D. Martyshkin, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, and S. Vasilyev, contributed talk presented to the Advanced Solid-State Lasers Conference, Berlin, Germany, October 4-9, 2015.

240. “Cr and Fe doped II-VI mid-IR gain media. Fabrication challenges and practical applications in fiber-bulk mid-IR laser systems (invited)”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, A. Martinez, S. Vasilyev, invited talk presented to the 20th American Crystal Growth and Epitaxy conference (ACCGE-20), August 2015, Bug Sky, Montana, USA.

241.  “Thermally-induced optical bistability and temperature broadening of spectroscopic bands in Cr:ZnSe and Fe:ZnSe mid-IR laser materials,” Chandler Bernard*, Rick Watkins, Ozarfar Gafarov, Vladimir Fedorov, Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented to the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS), Mobile, AL, November 18-21, 2015.

242. "Pulsed laser deposition of ZnSxSe1-x and its integration into multilayered Cr2+:ZnSe structures for mid-IR electroluminescence," Z.R. Lindsey*, M.W. Rhoades, V.V. Fedorov, S.B. Mirov, R.P. Camata contributed talk presented to the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS), November 18 - 21, 2015, Mobile, Alabama.

243. "Carrier Concentration Control for n-Type Conductivity in Mid-Infrared Active Cr2+:ZnSe Thin Film Structures," Matthew Rhoades*, Zachary Lindsey, Vladimir Fedorov, Sergey Mirov, Renato Camata, contributed talk presented to the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society (SESAPS), November 18 - 21, 2015, Mobile, Alabama.

244. “Mid-IR Gain Media Based on Transition Metal Doped II-VI Chalcogenides”, S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, O. Gafarov, A. Martinez, J. Peppers, V. Smolski, S. Vasilyev, and V. Gapontsev, invited talk presented at Photonics West 2016, Optical Components and Materials XIII conference,  February 15, 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.

245. “MidIR lasers based on Cr and Fedoped ZnSe and ZnS polycrystals,” S.B. Mirov*, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.P. Gapontsev,” invited talk presented at Photonics West 2016 Novel InPlane Semiconductor Lasers XV conference, February 16, 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.

246. “Mid-IR Kerr-lens mode-locked polycrystalline Cr:ZnS and Cr:ZnSe lasers with intracavity frequency conversion via random quasi-phase-matching,” Sergey Vasilyev*, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Sergey Mirov, Valentin Gapontsev, invited talk presented at Photonics West 2016, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications XV conference, February 16, 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.

247. “7 W Few-Cycle Mid-Infrared Laser Source at 79 MHz Repetition Rate,” Sergey Vasilyev, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Sergey Mirov*, and Valentin Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at OSA High-Brightness Sources and Light-Driven Interactions Congress (EUV, HILAS, MICS): 2016, March 20-22, Long Beach, CA, USA.

248. “Mid-IR Kerr-lens mode-locked polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnS lasers,” Sergey Vasilyev, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Sergey Mirov*, Valentin Gapontsev,” invited talk presented at Defense and Commercial Sensing, Ultrafast Bandgap Photonics Conference, April 17-21, 2016, Baltimore, MA, USA.

249. “Enhancement of Diffusion Length and Optical Quality of Cr2+:ZnSe via Annealing in Vapors of Zn,” Ozarfar Gafarov*, Alán Martinez, Vladimir Fedorov and Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at CLEO’16, June 5-10, 2016, San Jose, Ca, USA.

250. “Transitioning Cr2+ and Fe2+ Doped Zn Chalcogenide Laser Technology to Commercial Products – Lessons Learned,” S.B. Mirov*, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, V. Smolski, and V. Gapontsev, invited talk presented at CLEO’16, June 5-10, 2016, San Jose, Ca, USA.

251.  “Subharmonic GaAs OPO pumped by a Cr:ZnS laser with an instantaneous bandwidth 3.6–5.6 μm,” V.O. Smolski*, S. Vasilyev, P.G. Schunemann, S.B. Mirov, K.L. Vodopyanov, invited talk presented at Laser Optics (LO), 2016 International Conference, 27 June-1 July, St. Petersburg, Russia 2016.

252. “New Ultrafast Laser Sources and Nonlinear Devices Based on TM:II-VI Semiconductors,” Sergey Vasilyev*, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Viktor Smolski, Sergey Mirov, Valentin Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOS 2016, 18-22 September 2016, Dusseldorf, Germany.

253. "Pulsed Laser Deposition of Relaxed ZnSx Se1-x Thin Films for Waveguiding Applications in Mid-IR Active Cr2+:ZnSe Multilayered Structures," Z. R. Lindsey, M. Rhoades, V. V. Fedorov, S. B. Mirov*, and R. P. Camata, contributed talk presented at Advanced Solid State Laser Conference (ASSL”16) part of Lasers Congress 2016 (ASSL, LSC, LAC), 30 October – 3 November 2016, The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA, USA.

254. "Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Middle IR Polycrystalline Cr:ZnS Laser with a Repetition Rate 1.2 GHz," S. Vasilyev, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, V. Smolski*, S. Mirov, and V. Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at Advanced Solid State Laser Conference (ASSL”16) part of Lasers Congress 2016 (ASSL, LSC, LAC), 30 October – 3 November 2016, The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA, USA.

255. "Acousto-Optically Tuned CW Cr:ZnS Mid-IR Laser," D. V. Martyshkin, T. M. Kesterson*, V. Fedorov, and S. B. Mirov, contributed talk presented at Advanced Solid State Laser Conference (ASSL”16) part of Lasers Congress 2016 (ASSL, LSC, LAC), 30 October – 3 November 2016, The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA, USA.

256. “Enhancement of Cr and Fe Diffusion in ZnSe/S Laser Crystals via Annealing in Vapors of Zn and Hot Isostatic Pressing,” Ozarfar Gafarov*, Vladimir Fedorov and Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Advanced Solid State Laser Conference (ASSL”16) part of Lasers Congress 2016 (ASSL, LSC, LAC), 30 October – 3 November 2016, The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA, USA.

257. “Frontiers of Mid-IR lasers based on transition metal doped II-VI chalcogenide ceramics,” S.B. Mirov*, I.S. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, M.S. Mirov, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, V. Smolski, V. Gapontsev, keynote talk presented at 12th Laser Ceramics Symposium, Saint Louis, France, 28 Nov-2nd Dec. 2016.

258. “Significance and control of microstructure in ceramic Cr;ZnSe and Cr:ZnS gain media for ultrafast Mid-IR lasers and nonlinear optical devices,” Mike Mirov*, Sergey Vasilyev, Igor Moskalev, Sergey Mirov, Viktor Smolski, Andrey Zakrevskiy, Georgiy Tsoy, contributed talk presented at 12th Laser Ceramics Symposium, Saint Louis, France, 28 Nov-2nd Dec. 2016.

259. “Single Crystal Growth and Effective Doping of Fe: ZnS under Hot Isostatic Pressing,” O Gafarov, V Fedorov, SB Mirov*, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2017 (ASSL, LAC), OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper AM3A.6.

260. “Sub-Watt Femtosecond Laser Source with the Spectrum Spanning 3-8 μm,” Viktor Smolski, Sergey Vasilyev*, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Andrey Muraviev, Sergey Mirov, Konstantin Vodopyanov, Valentin Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2017 (ASSL, LAC), OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper AM4A.6.

261. “Instantaneous spectral span of 2.85–8.40 μm achieved in a Cr:ZnS laser pumped subharmonic GaAs OPO,” Qitian Ru, Kai Zhong, Nathaniel P Lee, Zachary E Loparo, Peter G Schunemann, Sergey Vasilyev, Sergey B Mirov, Konstantin L Vodopyanov*, contributed talk presented at Conference on lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 14-19 May 2017, San Jose, CA.

262. “High power (9.2 W) CW 4.15 μm Fe:ZnSe laser,” Dmitry V Martyshkin, Vladimir V Fedorov*, Mike Mirov, Igor Moskalev, Sergey Vasilyev, Viktor Smolski, Andrey Zakrevskiy, Sergey B Mirov, contributed talk presented at Conference on lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 14-19 May 2017, San Jose, CA.

263. “Thermally-induced optical bistability in Cr and Fe doped ZnSe mid-IR laser materials,” Rick Watkins, Ozarfar Gafarov*, Chandler Bernard, Vladimir Fedorov, Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Conference on lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 14-19 May 2017, San Jose, CA.

264. “Grain growth and significant Fe diffusion in polycrystalline ZnS at elevated temperatures and pressures,” O. Gafarov*, D. Martyshkin, V. Fedorov, and S. Mirov, contributed talk presented at Photonics West 2018 February 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA.

265. “Optical parametric oscillation in a random poly-crystalline medium: ZnSe ceramic,” Qitian Ru*, Taiki Kawamori, Nathaniel Lee, Xuan Chen, Kai Zhong, Mike Mirov, Sergey Vasilyev, Sergey B Mirov, Konstantin L Vodopyanov, contributed talk presented at Photonics West 2018, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVII, February 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA.

266. “Laser spectroscopy of highly doped NV- centers in diamond,” Shova D Subedi*, Vladimir V Federov, Jeremy Peppers, Dmitry V Martyshkin, Sergey B Mirov, Linbo Shao, Marko Loncar,  contributed talk presented at Photonics West 2018, Solid State Lasers XXVII: Technology and Devices, February 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA.

267. Power and Energy Scaling of Femtosecond Middle IR Pulses in Single-Pass Cr:ZnS and Cr:ZnSe Amplifiers,” Sergey Vasilyev*, Jeremy Peppers, Viktor Smolski, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Sergey Mirov, Valentin Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at High-brightness Sources and Light-driven Interactions Congress, Middle-Infrared Coherent Sources, March 26-28, Strasbourg, France.

268. “Half-watt average power compact femtosecond source with a bandwidth of 3–8 μm based on subharmonic GaAs OPO,” Viktor Smolski*, Sergey Vasilyev, Igor Moskalev, Mike Mirov, Qitian Ru, Andrey Muraviev, Peter Schunemann, Sergey Mirov, Valentin Gapontsev, Konstantin Vodopyanov, contributed talk presented at Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 13-18 May 2018, San Jose, CA.

269. “Optical parametric oscillation in random polycrystalline c(2) medium,” Qitian Ru*, Nathaniel Lee, Xuan Chen, Kai Zhong, Sergey Vasilyev, Mike Mirov, Sergey B Mirov, Konstantin L Vodopyanov, contributed talk presented at Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 13-18 May 2018, San Jose, CA.

270. “Recent progress in mid-IR materials and lasers based on Cr and Fe doped chalcogenides,” Sergey B Mirov*, Igor Moskalev, Sergey Vasilyev, Viktor Smolski, Mike Mirov, Vladimir Fedorov, Dmitri Martyshkin, Andrey Zakrevsky, Ozarfar Gafarov, Jeremy Peppers, Valentin Gapontsev, invited talk presented at Laser Technology for Defense and Security XIV conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018.

271. “Mid-IR broadly tunable cw and ultrafast lasers sources based on Cr and Fe doped chalcogenides, subharmonic OPOs and potential quantum cascade: Fe:II-VI hybrid platforms,” Sergey B Mirov*, Igor Moskalev, Sergey Vasilyev, Viktor Smolski, Mike Mirov, Vladimir Fedorov, Dmitri Martyshkin, Valentin Gapontsev, invited talk presented at Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications X conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018.

272. Massively parallel sensing of trace molecules and their isotopologues with broadband mid-IR frequency combs produced via optical subharmonic generation,” Konstantin L Vodopyanov*, Andrey V Muraviev, Zachary Loparo, Sergey Vasilyev, Sergey B Mirov, keynote talk presented at Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications X conference, Orlando, FL, May 2018.

273. “Optical parametric oscillation in random polycrystalline c(2) medium,” Qitian Ru*, Nathaniel Lee, Xuan Chen, Kai Zhong, Sergey Vasilyev, Mike Mirov, Sergey B Mirov, Konstantin L Vodopyanov, contributed talk presented at 2018 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics In Defense Conference (RAPID), Sandestin, FL 22-24 Aug. 2018.

274. Middle Infrared Electroluminescence of Cr2+ ions in n-type Al:Cr:ZnSe crystal,” Ozarfar Gafarov*, Rick Watkins, Vladimir Fedorov, Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

275. “27 Watt middle-IR femtosecond laser system at 2.4 μm,” Sergey Vasilyev*, Igor Moskalev, Viktor Smolski, Jeremy Peppers, Mike Mirov, Sergey Mirov, Valentin Gapontsev, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

276. “Visible-Near-Middle Infrared Spanning Supercontinuum Generation in a Silicon Nitride Waveguide,” Dmitry Martyshkin, Vladimir Fedorov, Taylor Kesterson, Sergey Vasilyev, Hairun Guo, Junqiu Liu, Wenle Weng, Clemens Herkommer, Konstantin Vodopyanov, Tobias Kippenberg, Sergey Mirov*, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

277. “Gain Switched and Q-switched Fe:ZnSe Lasers tunable over 3.60-5.15 µm,” Vladimir Fedorov*, Dmitry Martyshkin, Krishna Karki, and Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

278. “Energy Transfer in Fe:Cr:ZnSe mid-IR laser materials,” Tristan Carlson, Ozarfar Gafarov, Vladimir Fedorov*, Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

279. “Thermal diffusion of Erbium in ZnS under hot isostatic pressing,” Ozarfar Gafarov*, Vladimir Fedorov, Dmitry Martyshkin, Sergey Mirov, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

280. “Saturation spectroscopy of NV centers in diamond,” Shova D Subedi*, Vladimir V Fedorov, Sergey B Mirov, Linbo Shao, Marko Loncar, contributed talk presented at Laser Congress 2018, Advanced Solid State laser Conference (ASSL’19), November 4-8, Boston, MA, USA.

281. ”Mid-infrared transition metal doped chalcogenide laser materials and lasers,” S.B. Mirov*, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, O. Gafarov, V. Smolski, invited talk presented at 14th Ceramics Congress, June 4-8, 2018, Perugia, Italy.

282. Mid-infrared transition metal doped chalcogenide ceramic gain materials and lasers,” S.B. Mirov*, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, O. Gafarov, V. Smolski, invited talk presented at 14th laser Ceramic Symposium, November 26-30, 2018, Okazaki City, Japan.

283. Sergey Mirov, et al., “Ultrafast, multi-octave, Vis-LWIR Sources Based on Polycrystalline Cr:ZnS/Se,” invited talk presented at 6th Ultrafast Dynamics and Metastability and Ultrafast Bandgap Photonics Symposium Conference, April 17-19, 2019, Georgetown University, DC.

284. S.B. Mirov, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, O. Gafarov, V. Smolski, “Power and energy scaling of mid-IR lasers based on Cr and Fe doped chalcogenides,” Invited talk presented at IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), 19-21 Aug 2019, Miramar Beach FL, USA.

285. S.B. Mirov, I.S. Moskalev, M.S. Mirov, S. Vasilyev, V.V. Fedorov, D.V. Martyshkin, O. Gafarov, V. Smolski, “Fiber-bulk hybrid mid-infrared lasers based on transition metal doped ceramic chalcogenides,” Invited talk presented at 7th OASIS International Conference on Optics and Electrooptics, April 1-2, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

286. S. Mirov, D. Martyshkin,  V. Fedorov, K. Karki, I. Moskalev, S. Vasilyev, M. Mirov, J. Peppers, V. Smolski, D. Tovey, J. J. Pigeon, S. Ya. Tochitsky, I. Ben-Zvi, and C. Joshi, I. Pogorelsky, M. Polyanskiy, Frontiers of mid-IR lasers based on transition metal doped chalcogenides and Optically Pumped CO2 Lasers and Amplifiers,” Invited talk at ATF Science Planning Workshop, October 15 - 17, 2019, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY.

287. S. Mirov, “Recent progress in mid-IR lasers,” invited talk UAB Physics Colloquium, Birmingham, AL, September 6, 2019.

 

 


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