Saturable Absorption and Q Switching in a Triphenylmethane Dye

Abstract

Saturable absorption and Q-switching action for the triphenylmethane dye fuchsin pumped by a ruby laser is shown to occur in fluorocarbon solvents and not in water or common organic solvents. These properties are related to a probable change in the bonding structure of the dye by the fluorocarbon solvent.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Source ID
10.1063/1.1661259

Entities

People

  • J. F. Giuliani

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy