Abstract Tunable single mode pulsed dye lasers are capable of generating optical radiations in the visible range having very small bandwidths (transform limited), high average power (a few kW) at a high pulse repetition rate (a few tens of kHz), small beam divergence and relatively higher efficiencies. These dye lasers are generally utilized laser dyes dissolved in solvents such as water, heavy water, ethanol, methanol, etc. to provide a rapidly flowing gain medium. The dye laser is a versatile tool, which can lase either in the continuous wave (CW) or in the pulsed mode with pulse duration as small as a few tens of femtoseconds. In this review, we have examined the several cavity designs, various types of gain mediums and numerous types of dye cell geometries for obtaining the single longitudinal mode pulsed dye laser. Different types of cavity configuration, such as very short cavity, short cavity with frequency selective element and relatively longer cavity with multiple frequency selective elements were reviewed. These single mode lasers have been pumped by all kinds of pumping sources such as flash lamps, Excimer, Nitrogen, Ruby, Nd:YAG, Copper Bromide and Copper Vapor Lasers. The single mode dye lasers are either pumped transversely or longitudinally to the resonator axis. The pulse repletion rate of these pump lasers were ranging from a few Hz to a few tens of kHz. Physics technology and engineering aspects of tuning mechanism, mode hop free scanning and dye cell designs are also presented in this review. Tuning of a single mode dye laser with a resolution of a few MHz per step is a technologically challenging task, which is discussed here.

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高功率脉冲单纵模染料激光器的技术和工程方面

摘要 可调谐单模脉冲染料激光器能够在可见光范围内产生带宽很小（变换受限）、高平均功率（几千瓦）、高脉冲重复率（几十 kHz）、小光束的光辐射。发散性和相对较高的效率。这些染料激光器通常利用溶解在水、重水、乙醇、甲醇等溶剂中的激光染料来提供快速流动的增益介质。染料激光器是一种通用工具，它可以以连续波 (CW) 或脉冲模式激光，脉冲持续时间小至几十飞秒。在这篇综述中，我们研究了几种腔设计、各种类型的增益介质和多种类型的染料单元几何形状，以获得单纵模脉冲染料激光器。回顾了不同类型的腔配置，例如非常短的腔、带有频率选择元件的短腔和带有多个频率选择元件的相对较长的腔。这些单模激光器已被各种泵浦源泵浦，例如闪光灯、准分子、氮气、红宝石、Nd:YAG、溴化铜和铜蒸汽激光器。单模染料激光器被横向或纵向泵浦到谐振器轴。这些泵浦激光器的脉冲重复率从几赫兹到几十赫兹不等。本综述还介绍了调谐机制、无模式跳变扫描和染料单元设计的物理技术和工程方面。调谐分辨率为每步几 MHz 的单模染料激光器是一项技术上具有挑战性的任务，此处将对此进行讨论。例如很短的腔体、带有选频元件的短腔体和带有多个选频元件的相对较长的腔体。这些单模激光器已被各种泵浦源泵浦，例如闪光灯、准分子、氮气、红宝石、Nd:YAG、溴化铜和铜蒸汽激光器。单模染料激光器被横向或纵向泵浦到谐振腔轴。这些泵浦激光器的脉冲重复率从几赫兹到几十赫兹不等。本综述还介绍了调谐机制、无模式跳变扫描和染料单元设计的物理技术和工程方面。调谐分辨率为每步几 MHz 的单模染料激光器是一项技术上具有挑战性的任务，此处将对此进行讨论。例如很短的腔体、带有选频元件的短腔体和带有多个选频元件的相对较长的腔体。这些单模激光器已被各种泵浦源泵浦，例如闪光灯、准分子、氮气、红宝石、Nd:YAG、溴化铜和铜蒸汽激光器。单模染料激光器被横向或纵向泵浦到谐振器轴。这些泵浦激光器的脉冲重复率从几赫兹到几十赫兹不等。本综述还介绍了调谐机制、无模式跳变扫描和染料单元设计的物理技术和工程方面。调谐分辨率为每步几 MHz 的单模染料激光器是一项技术上具有挑战性的任务，此处将对此进行讨论。回顾了带有选频元件的短腔和带有多个选频元件的相对较长的腔。这些单模激光器由各种泵浦源泵浦，如闪光灯、准分子、氮气、红宝石、Nd:YAG、溴化铜和铜蒸汽激光器。单模染料激光器被横向或纵向泵浦到谐振腔轴。这些泵浦激光器的脉冲重复率从几赫兹到几十赫兹不等。本综述还介绍了调谐机制、无模式跳变扫描和染料单元设计的物理技术和工程方面。调谐分辨率为每步几 MHz 的单模染料激光器是一项技术上具有挑战性的任务，此处将对此进行讨论。回顾了带有选频元件的短腔和带有多个选频元件的相对较长的腔。这些单模激光器已被各种泵浦源泵浦，例如闪光灯、准分子、氮气、红宝石、Nd:YAG、溴化铜和铜蒸汽激光器。单模染料激光器被横向或纵向泵浦到谐振器轴。这些泵浦激光器的脉冲重复率从几赫兹到几十赫兹不等。本综述还介绍了调谐机制、无模式跳变扫描和染料单元设计的物理技术和工程方面。调谐分辨率为每步几 MHz 的单模染料激光器是一项技术上具有挑战性的任务，此处将对此进行讨论。