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Narrowband operation of a pulsed dye laser without intracavity beam expansion

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.323462· OSTI ID:7083855
A new simple cavity design for nitrogen-laser-pumped dye lasers is presented. Narrowband operation is achieved with a single dispersive element and without any intracavity beam expansion. The dispersive element is a diffraction grating used near grazing incidence with an additional mirror, instead of the usual Littrow arrangement. The large angular dispersion obtained results in a linewidth of 0.08 cm/sup -1/. The typical peak power obtained is 4 kW with 50 kW in the pump beam. Calculations of linewidth based on single-pass estimates are presented and are found to be in good agreement with experimental results.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
OSTI ID:
7083855
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 48:11; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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