High-efficiency stimulated Raman scattering/dye radiation source

Journal Article · Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90356· OSTI ID:6803905

Decker, C D

The development of a high peak and average power stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) source with a dye amplifier is described. Emission from 505 to 771 nm is obtained using 532-nm radiation from a frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser as the optical pump. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is found to be a very efficient SRS medium, and produces 40% energy conversion from 532 to 630 nm at 10 pulses/sec. Use of a dye amplifier increases energy conversion efficiency to 60%. Mixtures of DMSO and d-DMSO are found to emit the I and II Stokes lines of each material, plus a ''mixed'' mode line at 727 nm. SRS is also shown to be a limiting phenomenon in the power scaling of laser-pumped dye lasers.

• Research Organization: GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Electro-Optics Organization, P. O. Box 188, Mountain View, California 94042
• OSTI ID: 6803905
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 33:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
DYE LASERS
EFFICIENCY
DMSO
EMISSION SPECTRA
ENERGY CONVERSION
OPTICAL PUMPING
RAMAN EFFECT
RHODAMINES
THRESHOLD ENERGY
AMINES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CONVERSION
DYES
ENERGY
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
LASERS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
REAGENTS
SPECTRA
SULFOXIDES
420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)