Title :
Degradation self-recovery and durability extension on solid-state dye laser in blue region
Author :
Yoshioka, Hiroki ; Itoh, Yoshio ; Kiyomori, Ayumu ; Oki, Yuji
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
We developed a degradation-recoverable PDMS dye laser using a new fluorene-based chromophore. The chromophore has dimethylsiloxane chains to enhance its solubility in the PDMS matrix. It extended the durability by a factor of 20.
Keywords :
durability; dye lasers; laser beams; polymers; solubility; blue region; degradation self-recovery; degradation-recoverable PDMS dye laser; dimethylsiloxane chains; durability extension; fluorene-based chromophore; solid-state dye laser; solubility; Bragg gratings; Distributed feedback devices; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Transmission line matrix methods; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
