FREQUENCY- AND TIME-DEPENDENT GAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF LASER- AND FLASHLAMP-PUMPED DYE SOLUTION LASERS

Abstract
Dye solution lasers are observed to lase at shorter wavelengths when laser pumped than when flashlamp excited. A comparison of the computed frequency‐ and time‐dependent gains for the two pumping methods explains this behavior and the observed Q dependence of the lasing frequency. This treatment also suggests a new technique for frequency tuning dye lasers.