Title :
Measurement of dispersion at 6328 and 6401 Å due to the neon 1s5metastable atoms in a He-Ne discharge
Author :
Miller, Paul ; Verdeyen, J.
Author_Institution :
Gaseous Electronics Laboratory, Depart. of Electrical Engineering, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
9/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experimental measurements of the dispersive phase shift at 6328 and 6401 Å due to neon

metastables in a He-Ne discharge are described. These measurements confirm the hypothesis of Arrathoon and Siegman that

metastables are responsible for the observed current dependence of the oscillation frequency of a 6328-Å He-Ne laser.
Keywords :
Atomic measurements; Current measurement; Dispersion; Frequency measurement; Gas lasers; Laser transitions; Metastasis; Mirrors; Phase measurement; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1969.1076297