Effects of dc electric fields on a dye laser amplifier

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.327665· OSTI ID:5709594

Urisu, T; Sugeta, T; Mizushima, Y

Electric field dependence of the output polarization was investigated in the dye laser light amplifier, using the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solution of coumarin 30, which was found to have a large Kerr coefficient and a high resistivity. Output polarization was found to be determined by the Kerr effect of the solvent DMSO and the anisotropic gain due to the anisotropic orientation distribution of excited dye molecules. The nonlinear electric susceptibility vertical-barchi/sub x/xxx-chi/sub z/zxxvertical-bar of DMSO was estimated to be 9.5 x 10/sup -12/ cgs esu. The orientational distribution time constant tau/sub r/ for coumarin 30 dissolved in DMSO was estimated to be about 1.3 x 10/sup -9/ s.

• Research Organization: Musashino Electrical Communication Laboratory, NTT, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5709594
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 51:2; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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