Kiton red S dye: Photophysical, photostability, photothermal and narrow-band laser performances using different solvents

• DOI: 10.1007/s12043-010-0186-5
• Publication Date: 2010-11-30T11:22:14Z
• Authors: Krishna K. Jagtap; Alok K. Ray; S. K. Pardeshi; K. Dasgupta
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

Many aspects of photophysical, photostability and laser properties of kiton red S dye remain unresolved, particularly for pumping with 578 nm radiation of CVL and 532 nm output of Nd:YAG lasers, and these are studied using different alcohol- and water-based binary solvents. Our results show that methanol is better suited for low and high-repetition-rate KRS dye lasers because of its superior laser efficiency, photostability as well as photothermal properties.