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A novel picosecond-pulse dye laser system

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A laser system capable of generating picosecond pulses of 2 ps duration and peak powers of up to 50 MW, tunable throughout the emission spectrum of the lasing medium is described. The system consists of a cw dye laser which is tuned and is actively mode-locked by means of a novel interferometer. Single-pulse amplification is achieved via a two-stage N2-laser-pumped amplifier arrangement. One of the most attractive features of the system here described is its inherent versatile broad tunability, which should allow, with different lasing media and pump sources, ps pulse generation from 400 to 700 nm using the same interferometer device.

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  1. Abteilung Laserphysik, Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, D-3400, Göttingen, Germany

    E. E. Marinero & F. P. Schäfer

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Marinero, E.E., Schäfer, F.P. A novel picosecond-pulse dye laser system. Appl. Phys. 23, 135–140 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00899708

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