Title :
High power, long life, excellent beam quality solid state plastic dye laser
Author :
Mandl, A. ; Klimek, D.E.
Author_Institution :
Textron Syst., Wilmington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We have developed a plastic dye laser that can compete with other solid-state lasers. In the visible spectral region we believe that solid state plastic dye ThinZag lasers may now be the preferred devices for many applications.
Keywords :
dye lasers; dyes; optical films; optical polymers; solid lasers; PM-567 dye; PMMA; beam quality; high power; long life; plastic dye laser; solid state plastic dye ThinZag lasers; solid-state lasers; visible spectral region; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Plastics; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033436
