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Comparison of Spectroscopic and Lasing Properties of Different Types of Sol-Gel Glass Matrices Containing Rh-6G

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Rhodamine-6G (Rh-6G) is embedded in sol-gel glass samples which have been prepared by three different methods namely: 1) using HCl as catalyst and glycerol as Drying Control Chemical Additive (DCCA), 2) using HCl as catalyst at 60 °C and drying at room temperature and 3) using HCl as catalyst at 60 °C and heated at 600 °C for 3 h. Comparative studies of spectroscopic and lasing properties of the three types of Rh-6G containing samples were carried out with the lapse of time upto 8 months. Photostability of Rh-6G containing sol-gel samples is measured in terms of half life under Nitrogen laser pumping as number of pulses of N2 laser necessary to reduce the dye laser intensity to 50% of the original value and value is 7500 pulses at 1.67 Hz rate. The best performance of Rh-6G, as far as its spectroscopic and lasing properties are concerned was found in third type of host matrices using HCl as catalyst at 60 °C and heated at 600 °C for 3 h.

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    Aparna V. Deshpande, Jayraj R. Rane & Laxman V. Jathar

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Deshpande, A.V., Rane, J.R. & Jathar, L.V. Comparison of Spectroscopic and Lasing Properties of Different Types of Sol-Gel Glass Matrices Containing Rh-6G. J Fluoresc 19, 1083–1093 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-009-0508-5

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