Studies of two-photon pumped frequency-upconverted lasing properties of a new dye material

Guang S. He; Lixiang Yuan; Yiping Cui; Ming Li; Paras N. Prasad

doi:10.1063/1.364303

Studies of two-photon pumped frequency-upconverted lasing properties of a new dye material

Guang S. He
, Lixiang Yuan
, Yiping Cui
, Ming Li
, Paras N. Prasad

Chemistry

SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

The two-photon absorption (TPA), TPA-induced frequency upconversion emission, and two-photon-pumped (TPP) lasing properties of a new dye, trans-4[p-(N-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)stryryl]-N-methylpyridinium iodide (abbreviated as ASPI) were experimentally investigated. This new dye has a moderate TPA cross section (σ₂≈3.9×20^-20 cm⁴/GW in benzyl alcohol), but exhibits a low lasing threshold and high lasing efficiency when pumped with a 1064 nm pulsed laser beam. Furthermore, the TPA-induced fluorescence yield is strongly dependent on the polarity of the solvent, making it a promising dye for sensing applications. The spectral, temporal, and spatial structures as well as the output/input characteristics of the TPP cavity lasing and the superradiant (cavityless) lasing are systematically measured using a 1 cm path quartz cuvette filled with the ASPI solution or a doped polymer rod. The net conversion efficiency from the absorbed 1064 nm pump pulse energy to the ∼615 nm upconverted cavity lasing energy was found to be as high as ∼17%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2529-2537
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	81
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.364303
State	Published - Mar 15 1997

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