Silicate gel dye laser
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsIlzoo Lee, Josephine Covino-Hrbacek
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Abstract
A dye laser comprising a solid styate laser medium and a pumping energy sce, the laser medium comprising a lasing concentration of a water or alcohol soluble organic dye which is incorporated into a hydrolyzed silicon organometallic solution, and forming a gel which is dried to form a transparent silicate glass which is doped with the organic dye.
Claims8
A dye laser comprising a laser dye gel and a pumping energy source operably coupled therewith and capable of producing stimulated emission of the dye gel, the dye gel comprising a lasing concentration of an organic dye soluble in water or alcohol in a transparent silica gel, wherein the organic dye has the formula:
- ##STR4## wherein, R is H or CH.sub.3 ;
- Ar is selected from the group consisting of ##STR5## wherein R' is --H, or an alkyl from 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
- X is an anion;
- and,
- Ar' is selected from the group consisting of ##STR6##
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