Microporous glass-polymer composite as a new material for solid-state dye lasers: I. Material properties

Journal Article · Thu Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2000 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2000V030N11ABEH001844· OSTI ID:21442767

Aldag, H R; Pacheco, D P ^[1]; Dolotov, S M; Ponomarenko, E P; Reznichenko, A V ^[2]; Koldunov, M F ^[3]; Kravchenko, Ya V; Manenkov, Aleksandr A ^[4]; Roskova, G P; Tsekhomskaya, T S ^[5]

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1. Physical Sciences Inc., 20 New England Business Center, Andover (United States)
2. 'Alfa-Akonis' Research and Devices Enterprise, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow region (Russian Federation)
3. 'Optronika' R and D Enterprise, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow region (Russian Federation)
4. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
5. I.V. Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg (Russian Federation)

The mechanical, optical, and thermooptical properties of a microporous glass-polymer (MPG-P) composite used as a matrix for solid-state dye lasers are studied. It is shown that the composite has a high mechanical hardness, good transparency, excellent thermooptical parameters, and high laser damage resistance, and can be also readily doped with various dyes. The analysis of physical properties of the MPG-P composite showed its advantages over other solid matrices (bulk polymers and sol-gel glasses) for applications in efficient solid-state dye lasers. (lasers, active media)

• OSTI ID: 21442767
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 30, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2000v030n11ABEH001844; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
DOPED MATERIALS
DYE LASERS
GLASS
HARDNESS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OPACITY
POLYMERS
POROUS MATERIALS
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SOLID STATE LASERS
LASERS
LIQUID LASERS
MATERIALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES