A Performance Analysis and Characterization of the Lumonics Inc. Hyperdye-300 Laser Pumped Dye Laser

Abstract

The laser analyzed in this research, the Lumonics, Inc. HyperDYE-300 laser pumped dye laser, was procured via the FSTC D650 Program and was characterized in order to support the technology development of that program. The dye laser was pumped with a Neodymium:YAG q-switched laser and it utilized Rhodamine-6G in methanol. It was found to be tunable from about 545 nm to 590 nm and produced a maximum output energy of 56 percent of the pump beam energy. The analysis involved the measuring of optimum dye/solvent concentration, output energy versus tunability, optical efficiency versus tunability, temporal and spatial profiles, beam divergence, linewidth, and amplified spontaneous emission versus laser emission. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225784

Entities

People

  • John J. Ehrlich
  • Travis S. Taylor
  • Wayne E. Davenport

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alcohols
  • Amplifiers
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Classification
  • Dye Lasers
  • Dyes
  • Efficiency
  • Emission
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Dyes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Methanols

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers