Operational characteristics of a dye Q-switch for a pulsed ruby laser

T. Thevar; J. Watson

doi:10.1016/0030-3992(92)90083-E

Operational characteristics of a dye Q-switch for a pulsed ruby laser

T. Thevar^*, J. Watson

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This paper presents the results and analysis of experiments carried out on a dye Q-switch to evaluate its operational characteristics. The work was performed on a ruby laser, Q-switched by cryptocyanine in methanol solution. Investigations of performance with regards to pump energy, dye absorbance, output energy and timing of pulse emergence are graphically presented. These results were used to derive the efficiency of Q-switching for varying dye absorbance. Finally, optimization of the Q-switch performance for different requirements of the laser is considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-327
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics and Laser Technology
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-3992(92)90083-E
Publication status	Published - Dec 1992

Keywords

dye Q-switches
laser (ruby)
Q-switch performance

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