Dye laser phase distortion correction using stimulated Brillouin scattering

William J. Kessler; Steven J. Davis; Evan Pugh; David C. Brown; David P. Benfey

doi:10.1117/12.206960

17 April 1995 Dye laser phase distortion correction using stimulated Brillouin scattering

William J. Kessler, Steven J. Davis, Evan Pugh, David C. Brown, David P. Benfey

Proceedings Volume 2380, UV and Visible Lasers and Laser Crystal Growth; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206960
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe experimental results of the conversion of a commercially available pulsed dye laser into a Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) dye laser. The dye laser power amplifier served not only as an amplification stage, but also as the SBS mirror medium. We present far- field dye laser and SBS dye laser beam profiles for comparison. The SBS dye laser produced a 56% improvement in the dye laser beam brightness. These results have important implications for improved nonlinear frequency conversion processes such as frequency doubling/mixing or optical parametric oscillation.

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William J. Kessler, Steven J. Davis, Evan Pugh, David C. Brown, and David P. Benfey "Dye laser phase distortion correction using stimulated Brillouin scattering", Proc. SPIE 2380, UV and Visible Lasers and Laser Crystal Growth, (17 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206960

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