Room-temperature pulsed laser action has been obtained in chromium-activated forsterite (Cr:Mg2SiO4) for excitation of the near-infrared absorption band of the system by the 1064 nm radiation from a Nd:YAG laser. The characteristics of laser emission are similar to those observed for 532 nm pumping. It is suggested that the laser action is due to a ‘‘center’’ other than the trivalent chromium (Cr3+), presumably the tetravalent chromium (Cr4+).

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Room-temperature vibronic pulsed laser action in trivalent chromium-activated forsterite (Cr3+:Mg2SiO4) is reported for the first time. The free-running laser emission is centered at 1235 nm of the broad 4T2→4A2 fluorescence band, and has a bandwidth of ∼22 nm.

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