A high-average-power blue-green laser for underwater communications
Abstract
A flashlamp-pumped dye laser designed for high average power at an atomic resonance line and long service life is described. Initial characterization yields broad output in excess of 4 J/pulse and tuned output greater than 1.5 J/pulse at 458 nm and 30 mA bandwidth. The laser design features are described, including the laser head, resonator, lamp driving circuitry, dye replenishment, and system component limiting service life.
- Publication:
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Lasers 1989
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990lase.conf..376P
- Keywords:
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- Dye Lasers;
- Flash Lamps;
- Laser Pumping;
- Optical Communication;
- Underwater Communication;
- Field Of View;
- Service Life;
- Lasers and Masers