Concepedia

A subpicosecond tunable ring dye laser and its applications to time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

David L. Rosen, Apostolos G. Doukas, Y. Budansky, A. Katz, R. R. Alfano

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1981 · 12 citations · 7 references

Concepts

Optical PumpingPhotonicsMode-locked Dye LaserEngineeringPhysicsLaser PhotochemistryLaser SpectroscopyLaser ApplicationsTunable LasersTime-resolved Fluorescence SpectroscopySubpicosecond CwLow Power ThresholdOptical SpectroscopyPhotophysical PropertySingle-molecule DetectionBiophysicsFiber Laser

Abstract

The design and operation of a subpicosecond CW passively mode-locked dye laser is described. The laser is tunable, stable, and operates at a low power threshold (below 1 W). The use of this laser in a new time-resolved fluorescence technique is also described.

References

7

Generation of optical pulses shorter than 0.1 psec by colliding pulse mode locking

R. L. Fork, B. I. Greene, C. V. Shank · Applied Physics Letters · 1981 · 862 citations

Photonics, Pulse Generation, Engineering +13

Passive mode locking of the cw dye laser

Erich P. Ippen, C. V. Shank, A. Dienes · Applied Physics Letters · 1972 · 268 citations

Short-pulse Lasers, Photonics, Pulse Generation +13

Generation of optical pulses shorter than 0.1 psec by colliding pulse mode-locking

R. L. Fork, B. I. Greene, Charles V. Shank · Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · 1981 · 131 citations

Engineering, Laser Science, High-power Lasers +16

Bandwidth-limited subpicosecond pulse generation in mode-locked cw dye lasers

I. S. Ruddock, D. J. Bradley · Applied Physics Letters · 1976 · 117 citations

Optical Materials, Dye Laser, Engineering +21

Ultrashort Light Pulses

A. J. DeMaria, D. A. Stetser, William H. Glenn · Science · 1967 · 96 citations

Engineering, Laser Science, Ultrashort Light Pulses +16