| Title | Thermal and optical properties of polymer hosts for solid-state dye lasers |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Wadsworth, W.J., Giffin S.M., McKinnie L.T., Sharpe J.C., Woolhouse A.D., Haskell T.G., and Smith G.J. |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pagination | 2504 - 2509 |
| Date Published | 1999 |
| ISSN | 00036935 (ISSN) |
| Keywords | Copolymers, Dye lasers, Light polarization, Optical properties, Polar dyes, Polymer hosts, Polymethyl methacrylates, Solid state lasers, Thermodynamic properties |
| Abstract | The thermal and the optical properties of the emerging copolymers of methyl methacrylate with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate [P(HEMA:MMA)] laser hosts have been measured and compared with measurements of the more established polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and modified PMMA (MPMMA) host polymers. The range of PMMA, MPMMA, and P(HEMA:MMA) polymers allows the selection of the best molecular environment for efficient laser action in specific dyes. The particular of these new P(HEMA:MMA) copolymer hosts are their compatibility with polar dyes and their high laser damage thresholds. |
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