High-efficiency tunable CW dye laser

A. Dienes, Erich P. Ippen, C. V. Shank

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1972 · 55 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

An output power of 1 W is reported from a tunable CW dye laser pumped by 3.5 W of argon laser radiation. The nearly 30 percent conversion efficiency is achieved by using a very low-loss folded 3-mirror cavity and by pumping through a Brewster-angle dispersing prism.

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