High-repetition-rate polymeric solid-state dye lasers pumped by a copper-vapor laser

A. Costela*, I. García-Moreno, R. Sastre, D. W. Coutts, C. E. Webb

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Abstract

We report on the laser action of pyrromethene 567 incorporated into polymeric matrices and pumped longitudinally with the green line of a copper-vapor laser. When the dye was dissolved in a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and pentaerythritol triacrylate, 290 mW average power at 1 kHz (37% lasing efficiency) was obtained. The laser output decreased to 150 mW after 30 min irradiation time (1.8×106 shots) and to 32 mW after 70 min of operation (4.2×106 shots). Output power of up to 1 W at 6.2 kHz was obtained for short periods of time. Polymeric matrices incorporating rhodamine 6G were also studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)452-454
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume79
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jul 2001
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Copyright (2001) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in A. Costela, I. García-Moreno, R. Sastre, D. W. Coutts, and C. E. Webb. High-repetition-rate polymeric solid-state dye lasers pumped by a copper-vapor laser. Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 452 (2001); doi:10.1063/1.1385585 and may be found at http://apl.aip.org/resource/1/applab/v79/i4/p452_s1.

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