Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
The remainder of this thesis considers the longitudinal coherence of the copper vapour laser, and describes the design and initial performance of a narrow bandwidth dye laser for use with a CVL. Careful construction of a grazing-incidence grating arrangement similar to that of Littman has resulted i...
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ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-2359762015-05-02T03:24:14ZSpectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasersFreegarde, TimCorney, Alan1989The remainder of this thesis considers the longitudinal coherence of the copper vapour laser, and describes the design and initial performance of a narrow bandwidth dye laser for use with a CVL. Careful construction of a grazing-incidence grating arrangement similar to that of Littman has resulted in a laser which is particularly simple to align and which promises ease of tuning over a wide range. Operation confined to a single longitudinal mode has been demonstrated, corresponding to single shot bandwidths below IGHz, but instabilities caused by vibration and uneven dye flow broaden the time-averaged width to around 3GHz. Suggested improvements have not yet been implemented.535High power lasers : Metal vapor lasersUniversity of Oxfordhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.235976http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e3c6fbf2-5e85-4025-bd56-83012421353cElectronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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The remainder of this thesis considers the longitudinal coherence of the copper vapour laser, and describes the design and initial performance of a narrow bandwidth dye laser for use with a CVL. Careful construction of a grazing-incidence grating arrangement similar to that of Littman has resulted in a laser which is particularly simple to align and which promises ease of tuning over a wide range. Operation confined to a single longitudinal mode has been demonstrated, corresponding to single shot bandwidths below IGHz, but instabilities caused by vibration and uneven dye flow broaden the time-averaged width to around 3GHz. Suggested improvements have not yet been implemented. |
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Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers |
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University of Oxford |
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