The development of a tunable, single-frequency ultraviolet laser source for UV Filtered Rayleigh Scattering
Year: 1994
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: We present the development of a flexible, high power, narrow line width, tunable ultraviolet source for diagnostic application. By frequency tripling the output of a pulsed titanium-sapphire laser, we achieve broadly tunable (227-360 nm) ultraviolet light with high quality spatial and spectral resolution. We also present the characterization of a mercury vapor cell which provides a narrow band, sharp edge absorption filter at 253.7 nm. These two components form the basis for the extension of the Filtered Rayleigh Scattering technique into the ultraviolet. The UV-FRS system is comprised of four pieces: a single frequency, cw tunable Ti:Sapphire seeding source; a high-powered pulsed Ti:Sapphire oscillator; a third harmonic generator system; and an atomic mercury vapor filter. In this paper we discuss the development and characterization of each of these elements.
DOI: 10.2514/6.1994-492
Authors: Gambogi, J., Miles, Richard B., Rines, G. A., Schwarz, R. A., Lempert, Walter R., Finch, A., Finkelstein, N.
Institution: Princeton University
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1655307253