An investigation of a possible correlation between the laser output of a ruby rod and the chromous ion concentration
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 5 (8) , 1418-1421
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/5/8/408
Abstract
Low-temperature thermal conductivity measurements have been used to determine the Cr2+ concentrations in five ruby laser rods. The results indicate that the variations in laser output energy of the rods cannot be attributed to differences in their Cr2+ concentration.Keywords
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