Efficiency and photostability of dye-doped solid-state lasers in different hosts

Eli Yariv, Silke Schultheiss, Tsiala Saraidarov, Renata Reisfeld

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Abstract

We survey the preparation procedures of pyrromethene (PM) and rhodamine dyes in silica, silica-zirconia, organically modified silicate (ormosil) and organic polymer matrices. Absorption and luminescence spectra, as well as decay time fluorescence of pyrromethene dyes are given. The solid-state laser samples were tested and their efficiencies and photostabilities at transversal pumping configuration, are given. Pyrromethene 597 had the best laser dye performance with slope efficiency of 43.3% when doped in ormosil glass and high photostability when doped in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Analysis and explanations for the results are given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-38
Number of pages10
JournalOptical Materials
Volume16
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

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