Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers

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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Main Author: Freegarde, Tim
Other Authors: Corney, Alan
Published: University of Oxford 1989
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High power lasers : Metal vapor lasers
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spelling 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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High power lasers : Metal vapor lasers
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High power lasers : Metal vapor lasers
Freegarde, Tim
Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
description 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.
author2 Corney, Alan
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Freegarde, Tim
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title Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
title_short Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
title_full Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
title_fullStr Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
title_full_unstemmed Spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
title_sort spectroscopic applications of pulsed metal vapour lasers
publisher University of Oxford
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