Published In
Journal of Applied Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1980
Subjects
Dye lasers -- Polarization properties, Laser amplifiers -- Characteristics
Abstract
In a previous study a general semiclassical formalism has been developed for lasers with arbitrary orientational distributions of the active molecules. Here that formalism is applied to the important case of an isotropic distribution of molecules, and this limit is especially relevant to liquid dye lasers. Extensive analytical and numerical results are presented for the polarization properties of such dye lasers. It is found that in general the polarization states of the pump and signal fields are coupled together and both change with distance in a laser amplifier.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8235
Citation Details
Casperson, L. W., Reyzer, K. C. (1980). Polarization characteristics of dye‐laser amplifiers II. Isotropic molecular distributions. Journal of Applied Physics, 51 (12), 6083-6090.
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