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Distributed feedback lasing of commercial liquid scintillators.
Optics Letters
|December 11, 2013
Summary
Commercial organic liquid scintillators can achieve lasing. Distributed feedback lasing was demonstrated in four of five tested scintillators, showing potential for tunable laser applications.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Photonics
- Materials Science
Background:
- Organic liquid scintillators are typically used for radioactivity detection.
- These materials possess inherent optical properties that may be leveraged for other applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the potential for achieving lasing in commercial organic liquid scintillators.
- To explore the feasibility of distributed feedback lasing in these materials.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a dynamic grating induced by an optical interference pattern within the scintillator volume.
- Investigated five different commercial organic liquid scintillators.
Main Results:
- Lasing was successfully achieved in four out of the five investigated liquid scintillators.
- Demonstrated distributed feedback lasing with a tunable range of approximately 30 nm.
- The effect was observed despite the scintillators not being optimized for laser applications.
Conclusions:
- Commercial organic liquid scintillators can function as gain media for laser applications.
- Distributed feedback lasing is achievable in these materials, opening avenues for new optical devices.
- The inherent properties of scintillators offer a versatile platform for tunable laser development.
