• DocumentCode
    1068071
  • Title

    CW ruby laser pumped by an argon ion laser

  • Author

    Birnbaum, M. ; Tucker, A.W. ; Fincher, C.L.

  • Author_Institution
    The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    10/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    808
  • Lastpage
    809
  • Abstract
    A simple CW ruby laser pumped by a 514.5-nm argon ion laser, utilizing an uncoated ruby rod (no external mirrors), is described. The output does not exhibit spiking, but does show a low amplitude ∼1 percent) of modulation.
  • Keywords
    Acoustic beams; Amplitude modulation; Argon; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1977.1069245
  • Filename
    1069245