Broadly tunable (440-670 nm) solid-state organic laser with disposable capsules

作者：Mhibik Oussama; Leang Tatiana; Siove Alain; Forget Sebastien^*; Chenais Sebastien

来源：Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 102(4): 041112.

DOI：10.1063/1.4790294

An innovative concept of thin-film organic solid-state laser is proposed, with diffraction-limited output and a broad tuning range covering the visible spectrum under UV optical pumping. The laser beam is tunable over 230 nm, from 440 to 670 nm, with a 3 nm full width at half maximum typical spectral width. The structure consists of a compact fixed bulk optical cavity, a polymeric intracavity etalon for wavelength tuning, as well as five different disposable glass slides coated with a dye-doped polymer film, forming a very simple and low-cost gain medium. The use of interchangeable/disposable %26quot;gain capsules%26quot; is an alternative solution to photodegradation issues, since gain chips can be replaced without realignment of the cavity. The laser lifetime of a single chip in ambient conditions and without encapsulation was extrapolated to be around 10(7) pulses at a microjoule energy-per-pulse level.

• 出版日期2013-1-28