Community Project: Solid State Dye Laser using PMMA (Acrylic/Perspex) [Pic Heavy]

Perspex® Acid Green

Acid Green






Very nice green output from this sample. Significant photon emission under 406nm.

Relative Intensity Spectrums






Conclusion:

Perspex® Acid Green is a very strong emitter in the green spectrum especially at its peak at 514nm. There is also another band present at 583-586nm. Due to the higher energy fluorescence, this sample can only be viably pumped by short wavelengths. Efficiency quickly drops when pumping with >500nm wavelengths. 406nm is the best pump for this sample by far. The brightest peak and highest yield out of any of the samples was achieved by pumping with 406nm. More lines are produced with longer wavelengths, but are unlikely to be of much use. Overall this is a very good sample for green emission and can be pumped using 406nm or 486nm.