title: Pumping dye lasers by optical fibers: a simple and efficient device.
abstract: The performance of a pulsed dye laser pumped through optical fibers by the second harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser is systematically studied by using a simple design. A single fiber (1-mm core) readily gives dye pulse energies in the millijoule per pulse range, with an efficiency of as much as 50% using improvable optics. Pulse time lengthening and delayed two-pulse operation are studied by using a dual-fiber device.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laporte
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Damany