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Powerful single-frequency ring dye laser spanning the visible spectrum

Journal Article · · Appl. Opt.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.21.002307· OSTI ID:5038956
With an improved water-base dye solvent and 24-W all-lines pumping from an argon laser, we have generated 5.6 W of stabilized single-frequency output from a ring laser in rhodamine 6G dye. With this solvent, a mixture of ammonyx-LO and ethylene glycol chilled to 10 /sup 0/C, thermal distortion of the jet no longer limits the dye laser output power, and the tuning curves reported here are all limited by available pump input levels. This single-frequency system has been optimzed over the entire visible spectrum (407--887 nm), and results for the eleven best dyes are presented.
Research Organization:
Coherent, Inc., 3210 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, California 94304
OSTI ID:
5038956
Journal Information:
Appl. Opt.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Opt.; (United States) Vol. 21:13; ISSN APOPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English