High Power Dye Lasers

Abstract

The report describes the operation of a high power, repetitively pulsed, flashlamp pumped dye laser. To date an average power of 39 watts at a repetition rate of 100 Hz has been obtained. The techniques employed should be scalable to higher power and higher repetition rate. Experiments to produce frequency sweeping of the laser during the pulse are described. Altimate flashlamp geometries are discussed as are experiments to achieve better spectral matching of the lamp output to the dye.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1974
Accession Number
AD0775577

Entities

People

  • A. R. Clobes
  • C. M. Ferrar
  • G. L. Ladd
  • W. H. Glenn
  • W. W. Morey

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Arc Lamps
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Dye Lasers
  • Geometry
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Dyes
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Silica Glass

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy