We describe active mode locking of a Cr2+:ZnSe laser operating near 2.5 mu
m. transform-limited Gaussian-shaped pulses and produces 82 mW of average p
ower. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 140.3460, 140.3580,
140.3600, 140.4050, 140.5680.