Abstract

An intracavity photorefractive crystal is used in a cw dye laser. The frequency selection of the grating written in the crystal by the laser's standing-wave intensity pattern reduces the laser spectrum to a pair of hole-burning modes. The wavelength can be tuned by varying the laser-cavity length. Wavelength scans across an entire gain curve are possible without mode hops.

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Mode selection in a continuous-wave dye laser with an intracavity photorefractive element

W. B. Whitten and J. M. Ramsey
Opt. Lett. 12(2) 117-119 (1987)

Intracavity absorption with a continuous wave dye laser: quantification for a narrowband absorber

William D. Brobst and John E. Allen
Appl. Opt. 26(17) 3663-3670 (1987)

Phase-conjugate feedback into a continuous-wave ring dye laser

J. M. Ramsey and W. B. Whitten
Opt. Lett. 10(7) 362-364 (1985)

Passive mode locking of a continuous-wave energy-transfer dye laser operating in the near infrared around 750 nm

P. M. W. French, J. A. R. Williams, and J. R. Taylor
Opt. Lett. 12(9) 684-686 (1987)

Self-scanning of a continuous-wave dye laser having a phase-conjugating resonator cavity

Jack Feinberg and G. D. Bacher
Opt. Lett. 9(9) 420-422 (1984)