Zn(subscript 1-x)Mn(subscript x)Se epilayers and ZnSe/ Zn(subscript 1-x) Mn(subscript x)Se quantum well structures were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The growth was monitored by the reflection high energy electron diffraction. The band edge excitonic transitions were measured by the reflectivity and photoluminescence measurements. The longitudinal and transverse optical phonon energies were obtained by the Raman scattering and the far infrared reflectivity measurement. In addition, transmission electron microscopy was used to investigate the interfacial stacking faults and to characterize the growth rate.