HIGH-EFFICIENCY PYRROMETHENE DOPED SOLID-STATE DYE-LASERS

被引:202
作者
HERMES, RE
ALLIK, TH
CHANDRA, S
HUTCHINSON, JA
机构
[1] SCI APPLICAT INT CORP,MCLEAN,VA 22102
[2] NIGHT VIS & ELECTR SENSORS DIRECTORATE,DIV LASERS & PHOTON,FT BELVOIR,VA 22060
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10.1063/1.109887
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Successful laser oscillation of various pyrromethene dyes doped in a modified acrylic plastic has been achieved. Pumped with a frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm, a slope efficiency of 85% has been obtained from one of the dyes in plastic, with an output beam energy of 128 mJ. A useful lifetime of greater than 20 000 shots at 3.33 Hz with output energies above 30 mJ has been demonstrated, with only a 34% loss in the available output energy.
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页数:3
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