THE RUBY LASER: PUMPED BY A PULSED ARGON ION LASER
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 12 (7) , 225-227
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1651966
Abstract
A ruby laser with a pulsed argon ion laser as a pump was constructed and operated at 77° and 300°K. Threshold for oscillation was ∼13 mJ. A unique type of Q‐switched operation was observed that produced pulses of ∼15 nsec at 300°K and ∼6 nsec at 77°K.Keywords
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