title: Efficient oscillator-amplifier dye laser pumped by a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser.
abstract: A high-power high-efficiency narrowband dye laser pumped by a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser has been constructed and characterized. The dye laser consists of a Hansch-type oscillator and a simple efficient amplifier. The spectral bandwidth is 0.06 cm(-1) The oscillator efficiency saturates at 16%, the amplifier efficiency at 40%, and the total system efficiency reaches 30% for a total pump energy of 6 mJ.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liran
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miron