A four-prism tuning system has been built and tested in a flashtube-pumped rhodamine 6G dye-solution laser. Equations for calculating reflection losses and prism dimensions are given, and performance characteristics of the tuned laser are presented. The half-power points of the tuning range were 571 nm and 615 nm, and the output bandwidth at peak power was 0.17 nm at half-maximum. The energy output at 595 nm was 0.14 J.
Design considerations and performance are discussed for the previously reported continuous dye solution laser. Output power was 1 W untuned and up to 320 mW when tuned by a prism. Tuning range was 525-680 nm, obtained with the use of several dye solutions. Theoretical predictions. of output power as a function of input power and of dye concentration were in good agreement with measurements.
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