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Infrared fluorescence and laser action of fast mode-locking dyes

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Fluorescence spectra in the near infrared are observed of the dye Eastman 9860 and of new, faster mode-locking dyes. The quantum efficiencies are determined to be small with η≃10−3. The short fluorescence lifetimes are deduced from optical gain measurements. The fluorescence time-constants are found to have the same value as the corresponding absorption recovery times. Even laser action is observed in these fast saturable absorbers previously belieyed to be non-fluorescent.

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    A. Seilmeier, B. Kopainsky & W. Kaiser

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Seilmeier, A., Kopainsky, B. & Kaiser, W. Infrared fluorescence and laser action of fast mode-locking dyes. Appl. Phys. 22, 355–359 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00901056

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