Term: dye laser
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01870

Definition:
A CW or pulsed source of coherent radiation in which the active medium is usually a solution of a fluorescent organic molecule (the dye) pumped with a suitable pump laser or with a flash lamp. These lasers can be tuned over a large part of the fluorescence band of the dye.

Related Terms:
1) coherent radiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01130).
2) active medium (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00106).
3) laser (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03459).
4) lamp (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03447).
5) fluorescence (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02453).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2237 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'dye laser' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01870

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