Measurements of the Output from a Ruby Laser with a Central Hole in One of the End Mirrors
- 1 September 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 33 (9), 2842-2844
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1702562
Abstract
The average transmission of one of the Fabry‐Perot mirrors in a ruby laser has been varied by changing the diameter of a hole in the center of one of the aluminum end coatings. Measurements of the output of the laser as a function of average transmission with fixed input energy show that the output is maximum for a particular value of transmission. The optimum transmission depends upon the input energy. A relationship between the optimum transmission and threshold for stimulated emission is shown.Keywords
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