1983 Annual Report on Laser Dyes.

Abstract

Reprints of seven published articles describing work performed at the Naval Weapons Center on laser dyes are included along with a brief discussion of the theory of dye laser degradation, dye fluorescence and quenching, improvements in dye laser lifetimes, flashlamp degradation, luminescent coolants, solvent effects, and new dyes. Techniques for obtaining over a thousand-fold improvement in dye laser lifetimes are described. The discovery of the longest-lived, moderate output, laser dye is reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142495

Entities

People

  • A. N. Fletcher

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Laser Dyes
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Quantum Yields
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers