• DocumentCode
    1148702
  • Title

    Improving the pumping efficiency of a Nd3+glass laser using dyes

  • Author

    Bhawalkar, D. ; Pandit, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    1/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    46
  • Abstract
    The efficiency of a Nd3+glass laser pumped by a xenon flash lamp was improved by circulating fluorescent dyes around the laser rod. The dyes used here absorb in the spectral region in which the neodymium ions do not absorb and fluoresce strongly at one of the pump bands of Nd3+. This results in a more efficient utilisation of the flashlamp light output. These dyes also prevent solarization due to their absorption in the ultraviolet region. A 38-percent decrease in threshold and a nearly 50-percent increase in slope efficiency were observed.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1973.1077349
  • Filename
    1077349
    • Link To Document
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