A solid-state dye laser (SSDL) is a solid-state lasers in which the gain medium is a laser dye-doped organic matrix such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), rather than a liquid solution of the dye. These lasers are also referred to as solid-state organic lasers and solid-state dye-doped polymer lasers.
SSDLs were introduced in 1967 by Soffer and McFarland.[2]
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- ^ Soffer, B. H.; McFarland, B. B. (1967). "Continuously Tunable, Narrow-Band Organic Dye Lasers". Applied Physics Letters. 10 (10): 266. Bibcode:1967ApPhL..10..266S. doi:10.1063/1.1754804.