Infrared Dye Laser Study

Abstract

Near infrared laser action has been demonstrated for 9 Kodak organic dyes, using a linear flash lamp for excitation. The spectral region covered by these 9 dyes extends from 850 nm to at least 960 nm, with no tuning attempted so far. Output is in the kilowatt and millijoule range. In comparison with DTTC, a polymethine dye that has recently been lased under excitation by an ultra fast coaxial flash lamp, the best laser dyes from this work have over 10 times more laser output when tested under identical conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748863

Entities

People

  • Bert E. Plourde
  • Julian P. Webb

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy Levels
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Dyes
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radiation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers