DocumentCode :
1096641
Title :
Simultaneous determination of the spectral and temporal properties of tunable, single, picosecond pulses from a short cavity dye laser
Author :
Scott, Gary W. ; Clark, John H. ; Tolbert, Margaret A. ; Webb, Steven P. ; Cox, A.J. ; Renz, Günther
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA, USA
Volume :
19
Issue :
4
fYear :
1983
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
544
Lastpage :
550
Abstract :
We report simultaneous quantitative spectral and temporal measurements of the output pulses from a single-axial mode rhodamine 6G short cavity ( 
m) dye laser. The dye laser was pumped at 10 Hz with single second harmonic (532 nm) pulses from a mode-locked Nd+3:YAG laser. Spectral measurements made with a high resolution spectrograph and temporal measurements made with an ultrafast streak camera indicate the production of Fourier transform limited pulses for near threshold operation. Output pulses of 7-14 ps (FWHM) are observed from the short cavity dye laser when pumped with 15-30 ps duration 532 nm pulses. The output pulse delay and jitter are also investigated. A theoretical model for the temporal evolution of the pulses is presented and compared with the experimental results.
m) dye laser. The dye laser was pumped at 10 Hz with single second harmonic (532 nm) pulses from a mode-locked Nd+3:YAG laser. Spectral measurements made with a high resolution spectrograph and temporal measurements made with an ultrafast streak camera indicate the production of Fourier transform limited pulses for near threshold operation. Output pulses of 7-14 ps (FWHM) are observed from the short cavity dye laser when pumped with 15-30 ps duration 532 nm pulses. The output pulse delay and jitter are also investigated. A theoretical model for the temporal evolution of the pulses is presented and compared with the experimental results.Keywords :
Dye lasers; Laser resonators; Laser tuning; Optical pulse measurements; Pulsed lasers; Cameras; Fourier transforms; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Production; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071892
Filename :
1071892
Link To Document :
