GB1032572A - Improvements in or relating to optical masers - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to optical masers

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Publication number
GB1032572A
GB1032572A GB14513/63A GB1451363A GB1032572A GB 1032572 A GB1032572 A GB 1032572A GB 14513/63 A GB14513/63 A GB 14513/63A GB 1451363 A GB1451363 A GB 1451363A GB 1032572 A GB1032572 A GB 1032572A
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Prior art keywords
neon
tube
excitation
gas
levels
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Expired
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GB14513/63A
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of GB1032572A publication Critical patent/GB1032572A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/22—Gases
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/034—Optical devices within, or forming part of, the tube, e.g. windows, mirrors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/08—Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
    • H01S3/086—One or more reflectors having variable properties or positions for initial adjustment of the resonator

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Discharge Lamp (AREA)
GB14513/63A 1962-04-12 1963-04-11 Improvements in or relating to optical masers Expired GB1032572A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US186886A US3172057A (en) 1962-04-12 1962-04-12 Gaseous optical maser

Publications (1)

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GB1032572A true GB1032572A (en) 1966-06-08

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GB14513/63A Expired GB1032572A (en) 1962-04-12 1963-04-11 Improvements in or relating to optical masers

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US (1) US3172057A (en:Method)
BE (1) BE630930A (en:Method)
DE (1) DE1166931B (en:Method)
FR (1) FR1348173A (en:Method)
GB (1) GB1032572A (en:Method)

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2827518A1 (de) * 1977-07-11 1979-01-25 Halle Feinmech Werke Veb Gasentladungsroehre fuer stimulierbare medien, vorzugsweise fuer optische sender oder verstaerker

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US3319183A (en) * 1963-04-30 1967-05-09 Gen Telephone & Elect Optical maser cell for use with liquid media
US3464025A (en) * 1964-05-25 1969-08-26 Spectra Physics Gas lasers
DE1230146B (de) * 1964-09-01 1966-12-08 Patra Patent Treuhand Optischer Sender oder Verstaerker mit gasfoermigem stimulierbarem Medium
US3531734A (en) * 1965-03-15 1970-09-29 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Ion laser having metal cylinders to confine the discharge
US3517560A (en) * 1965-03-23 1970-06-30 North American Rockwell Accelerometer
US3611183A (en) * 1969-01-27 1971-10-05 Rca Corp Double-ended ion laser tube
US3624543A (en) * 1970-08-10 1971-11-30 Laser Sciences Inc Gas coherent radiation generator with segmented ceramic discharge tube having integral gas return paths
DE3343488A1 (de) * 1983-12-01 1985-06-13 W.C. Heraeus Gmbh, 6450 Hanau Gaslaser
JPH0682875B2 (ja) * 1986-10-15 1994-10-19 フアナツク株式会社 高周波放電励起レ−ザ装置
USD312445S (en) 1987-01-23 1990-11-27 Amoco Corporation Laser

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US2851652A (en) * 1956-05-21 1958-09-09 Robert H Dicke Molecular amplification and generation systems and methods
US2929922A (en) * 1958-07-30 1960-03-22 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Masers and maser communications system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2827518A1 (de) * 1977-07-11 1979-01-25 Halle Feinmech Werke Veb Gasentladungsroehre fuer stimulierbare medien, vorzugsweise fuer optische sender oder verstaerker

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Publication number Publication date
DE1166931B (de) 1964-04-02
FR1348173A (fr) 1964-01-04
BE630930A (en:Method)
US3172057A (en) 1965-03-02

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