Title :
Optimized fabrication and laser performance of copolymer solid-state dye lasers
Author :
Giffin, S.M. ; McKinnie, I.T. ; Woolhouse, A.D. ; Haskell, T.G. ; Smith, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report pulsed laser operation of rhodamine 530 dye in conventional MPMMA, and in a range of P(HEMA:MMA) copolymer hosts comprising methyl-methacrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate monomers. Samples of high optical quality have been fabricated.
Keywords :
dye lasers; optical fabrication; optical polymers; organic compounds; solid lasers; 514 nm; MPMMA; P(HEMA:MMA) copolymer hosts; copolymer solid-state dye lasers; dye doped copolymer host solid state laser; high optical quality; hydroxyethyl-methacrylate monomers; laser performance; methyl-methacrylate; optical fabrication; optimized fabrication; pulsed laser operation; rhodamine 530 dye; Bars; Diodes; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical device fabrication; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676022
