Chemistry Department, University of Siegen, 5900, Siegen, Fed. Rep. Germany
Abstract:
Continuous wave operation of a dye laser pumped at 633 nm by a HeNe laser is reported. A jet of a cooled solution of Oxazine 1 in ethanol was used as the laser medium in an asymmetric spherical cavity. With mirrors of high reflectivity a threshold as low as 10 mW could be achieved.