Solid state dye laser
US6141367A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/1686
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A solid state dye laser is adapted for use in a solid state dye laser assembly having a pump adapted to emit light at a first frequency and intensity. The solid state dye laser includes an elongated web of polymeric host material having a gain medium disposed therein, the gain medium being in a substantially solid state and doped with a fluorescent dye adapted to emit light within a predetermined spectral tuning range. The gain medium includes polymeric cholesteric liquid crystal disposed in a planar texture and frozen into a characteristic wavelength. The solid state dye laser, including the gain medium, is adapted for convenient movement relative to the pump.
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