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Improved Sol-Gel Materials for Efficient Solid State Dye Lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Michael Canva ,
Patrick Georges ,
Jean-Fran^ois Perelgritz ,
Alain Brun ,
Fréddric Chaput  and
Jean-Pierre Boilot
Michael Canva
Affiliation:
Groupe d'Optique Non Linéaire Institut d'Optique Théorique et Appliqude Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA 14 Bâtiment 503, BP 147, 91403 Orsay Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 41 68 21, - (33-1) 69 41 31 92
Patrick Georges
Affiliation:
Groupe d'Optique Non Linéaire Institut d'Optique Théorique et Appliqude Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA 14 Bâtiment 503, BP 147, 91403 Orsay Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 41 68 21, - (33-1) 69 41 31 92
Jean-Fran^ois Perelgritz
Affiliation:
Groupe d'Optique Non Linéaire Institut d'Optique Théorique et Appliqude Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA 14 Bâtiment 503, BP 147, 91403 Orsay Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 41 68 21, - (33-1) 69 41 31 92
Alain Brun
Affiliation:
Groupe d'Optique Non Linéaire Institut d'Optique Théorique et Appliqude Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA 14 Bâtiment 503, BP 147, 91403 Orsay Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 41 68 21, - (33-1) 69 41 31 92
Fréddric Chaput
Affiliation:
Groupe de Chimie du Solide Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée École Polytechnique Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA D–1254 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 33 47 36, - (33-1) 69 33 30 04
Jean-Pierre Boilot
Affiliation:
Groupe de Chimie du Solide Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée École Polytechnique Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, URA D–1254 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France, (33-1) 69 33 47 36, - (33-1) 69 33 30 04
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Abstract

Photoresistant laser dyes were trapped in silica based xerogel host matrices to obtain solid state tunable lasers. For this purpose very dense xerogel samples with improved chemical and physical properties were prepared at room temperature by the sol-gel technology. The as-prepared materials were polished to obtain optical quality surfaces and were used as new lasing media.

Lasing action of such different dyes as rhodamine, perylene and pyrromethene doping dense sol-gel matrices was demonstrated. Efficiencies of 30 % or lifetimes of more than 100,000 shots were achieved with different new ≤dye dopant/host matrix≥ couples. Their different performances are reviewed and discussed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 329: Symposium R – New Materials for Advanced Solid State Lasers , 1993 , 279
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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