Passive mode locking of flashlamp-pumped dye lasers in the 508-583 nm range
Abstract
The absorption features of a 2-(p-dimethylaminostyryl)-benzthiazolylethyl iodide (DASBTI) dye solution are described, and results are presented indicating that it can be usefully incorporated into flashlamp-pumped dye laser systems for passive mode locking. It is shown that it performs favorably over the 508-583 nm wavelength range. This is seen as marking a significant extension to the tunability of mode-locked pulsed dye lasers, which are the simplest and most cost-effective sources of picosecond light pulses. Graphs are included showing the fluorescence decay profile of DASBTI in a 100-percent ethanol solution and in a 50-percent ethanol/50-percent glycerol solution. Also included are microdensitometer traces of streak images for mode-locked rhodamine 110 laser operating at 562 nm.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- April 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1983.1071891
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19..558S
- Keywords:
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- Dye Lasers;
- Flash Lamps;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Laser Modes;
- Laser Pumping;
- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Fluorescence;
- Molecular Structure;
- Picosecond Pulses;
- Rhodamine;
- Lasers and Masers