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Title: Continuous-wave dye lasers in the DCM region

Journal Article · · Applied Optics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.31.007095· OSTI ID:6904488
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-463, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

Laser dye DCM in an ethylene glycol solution is a favored medium for converting the argon-ion 488- and 514-nm pump lines to tunable radiation in the 600--730-nm region. However, the dye precipitates from solution, is a powerful mutagen, and the glycol solvent is hygroscopic. Replacement dyes in 3-phenyl-1-propanol or 2-phenoxyethanol, particularly the latter, are proposed.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6904488
Journal Information:
Applied Optics; (United States), Vol. 31:33; ISSN 0003-6935
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English