Degradation in long‐pulse dye laser emission under fast‐flow conditions

摘要

A system for providing ultrafast transverse flow in a flashlamp‐pumped liquid organic dye laser is described. The effect of flow rate on laser output energy is discussed, and a degradation effect is noted which worsens as the flow rate increases. Degradation is attributed to the formation of scattering centers in the lasing medium during the flow cycle.