Experimental study of passive laser pulse compression in a fluorescent dye medium

Abstract

We present an cxperimcntal study of the passivc propagation of a long laser pulsc in a fluorescent dyc ~ncdium showing the importance of stimulatcd emission. Enhanced transmission as wcll as compression of thc lascr pulsc wcrc obscrved.Nous dklnontrons cxpCrimentalernent I'importance dc I'Cmission stirnulie dans la propagation passivc d'unc impulsion laser longuc dans un colorant organiquc fluorcsccnt. Nous obscrvons unc mcillcurc transmission dc la puissance crtte dc mtmc quc la compression temporclle de I'impulsion.