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The effect of triplet quenchers on vapor-phase dye-laser performance

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An XeF pumped vapor phase POPOP dye laser with a pulse duration of 300 ns was obtained when trans-stilbene was used as triplet quencher. An energy conversion efficiency of 7,5% with a peak power efficiency of 12% was measured.

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Klimek, D.E. The effect of triplet quenchers on vapor-phase dye-laser performance. Appl. Phys. B 34, 83–86 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00697952

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