A nitrogen laser pumped dye laser

Abstract

Dye lasers are sources of tunable radiation ranging from the near infrared to the UV region of the spectrum. It is a versatile laser source for research such as photochemistry, fluorescence and Raman spectrocopy. In spite of availability of other dye laser pump sources, nitrogen lasers remain the popular choice. This is mainly due to its low maintenance and operating cost. Their strong and fast pulsed output is ideally suited for this purpose.