Abstract
A simple, inexpensive design for the generation of subnanosecond pulses from an N2-pumped dye laser is given. The critical alignment necessary for most dye lasers is minimized because the dye laser is entirely self-contained. The dye laser, operating at 18 Hz, produced intense broad band emission pulses of ∼0.2–0.4 ns in the visible region.
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