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Title: Prism preexpanded grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers

Abstract

A modification to the grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers is described whereby a prism is employed to expand the intracavity beam by a small factor before illumination of the grating. Suitable choice of the angles of incidence at both prism and grating permits good spectral resolution to be obtained while overall cavity losses are minimized. The performance characteristics of the modified cavity are analyzed and compared with those of simple grazing-incidence grating cavities. Spectral linewidths <0.01 A have been obtained at relatively high efficiencies (7--10%) for coumarin 500 dye pumped with a pulsed N/sub 2/ laser.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Macquarie University, School of Mathematics ampersand Physics, North Ryde, N.S.W. 2113 Australia
OSTI Identifier:
6121792
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Appl. Opt.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 20:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; DYE LASERS; LASER CAVITIES; BEAM OPTICS; COUMARIN; LASER RADIATION; PERFORMANCE; PRISMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ESTERS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; LACTONES; LASERS; LIQUID LASERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PYRANS; RADIATIONS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Duarte, F J, and Piper, J A. Prism preexpanded grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.1364/AO.20.002113.
Duarte, F J, & Piper, J A. Prism preexpanded grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.20.002113
Duarte, F J, and Piper, J A. 1981. "Prism preexpanded grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.20.002113.
@article{osti_6121792,
title = {Prism preexpanded grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers},
author = {Duarte, F J and Piper, J A},
abstractNote = {A modification to the grazing-incidence grating cavity for pulsed dye lasers is described whereby a prism is employed to expand the intracavity beam by a small factor before illumination of the grating. Suitable choice of the angles of incidence at both prism and grating permits good spectral resolution to be obtained while overall cavity losses are minimized. The performance characteristics of the modified cavity are analyzed and compared with those of simple grazing-incidence grating cavities. Spectral linewidths <0.01 A have been obtained at relatively high efficiencies (7--10%) for coumarin 500 dye pumped with a pulsed N/sub 2/ laser.},
doi = {10.1364/AO.20.002113},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6121792}, journal = {Appl. Opt.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 20:12,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
}