Laser Operation Without Spikes in a Ruby Ring
- 1 April 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 34 (4) , 956-957
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1729570
Abstract
Pulsed laser operation has been produced by complete internal reflection in a ruby ring at room temperature. The linearized equations of Statz and de Mars give a good description of the steady state laser operation. The lifetime of the excited Cr3+ ions is found to be ∼1 μsec under operating conditions. We have observed short‐lived transient oscillations rather than spikes in the laser output. This result can be tentatively explained by assuming a cavity Q of 108–109.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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