Title :
Multi-channel DFB dye laser covering 560-1100 nm and rapid thermal wavelength switching
Author :
Maeda, Mitsuo ; Miyawaki, Shotaro ; Abe, Aki ; Oki, Yuji ; Watanabe, Hirofumi ; Tanaka, Masamitsu
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of I.S.E.E., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
Multi-channel DFB dye laser with PMMA waveguide can cover a wavelength range 560-1100 nm. Wavelength switching can be done by changing the position of the pumping beam. Rapid thermal-switching of the laser wavelength was also demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; dye lasers; laser tuning; optical polymers; optical pumping; optical waveguides; 560 to 1100 nm; PMMA waveguide; laser wavelength; multichannel DFB dye laser; pumping beam; rapid thermal wavelength switching;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
