PIRA 9B62.00 LASERS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
9B62.00Lasers
9B62.10laser theory36-1-3Introduction to lasers.
9B62.11laser modes displayAJP 43(12),1057Use a Fabry-Perot etalon to display both longitudinal and transverse modes.
9B62.11laser transverse modesAJP 50(1),90Observe the transverse modes of a laser by shining a beam through a defunct laser tube to a screen a meter away.
9B62.12polarization and intensity fluctuatiAJP 49(9),891Lasers show large intensity fluctuations when externally polarized and so do some internally polarized lasers.
9B62.13laser polarization simplifiedAJP 59(8),757Find the angle to set the polarizer that gives constant intensity. Directions.
9B62.15laser resource letterAJP 49(10),915Here's the source of all laser information pre 1980.
9B62.15resource letter: lasersAJP 49(9),915Here's where to go for laser information.
9B62.20laser safetyAJP 42(11),1006An article on laser safety and the status of federal regulations (1974).
9B62.20laser safety36-8Don't look into a laser.
9B62.30inexpensive CO2 gas laserAJP 34(10),989Plans for an inexpensive CO2 gas laser.
9B62.30CO2 laser power increaseAJP 35(8),776Power is increased by lengthening the tube and introducing a cooling system.
9B62.30chemical detector for CO2 laserAJP 38(6),777A filter paper soaked in a cobalt chloride and ammonium chloride solution turns blue where the beam strikes.
9B62.33inexpensive nitrogen laserAJP 38(5),655Directions for constructing a small pulsed ultraviolet nitrogen laser.
9B62.35HeNe laser constructionAJP 33(3),225Design of a 60 cm confocal resonator laser.
9B62.35construction of HeNe lasersAJP 37(3),276The general procedures for designing a HeNe laser.
9B62.35inexpensive rf HeNe laserAJP 38(10),1250Directions for making an inexpensive 3.39 micron rf excited HeNe laser.
9B62.36N2 laserAJP 44(12),1172Design and construction of a low cost N2 pulsed laser.
9B62.38uranium hydrite getterAJP 35(6),ixA method for preparing uranium hydrite inside a noble gas laser.
9B62.38correction- uranium hydride getterAJP 35(8),vThere are several errors in the description of the preparation of a getter from metallic uranium.
9B62.40laser alignmentAJP 45(11),1118Use a square aperture to align two beams with no rotation.
9B62.40optics of the laser beamAJP 32(5),355Some optics.
9B62.40plasma tube mirror alignmentAJP 35(5),xA method for aligning mirrors on plasma tubes with respect to the tube, not each other.
9B62.50HeNe laser rejunevationAJP 45(1),107A HeNe laser was operated in a helium environment for a day and began to lase again.
9B62.50reconditioning HeNe tubesAJP 45(8),778Reactivate the getter.
9B62.60laser communicationAJP 45(11),1127Bounce a laser beam off a earphone driven mirror.
9B62.60laser communication systemAJP 47(3),282Shine a laser through an ultrasonic light modulator.
9B62.60transmitting sound with laserAJP 38(7),926Use an audio transformer in series with the cathode side of the laser power supply.
9B62.60laser communication apparatusAJP 44(1),111Modulate a laser beam by passing it through a small plastic strip attached to an earphone.
9B62.60laser eavesdroppingTPT 28(8),560Development of a crude laser eavesdropping system during a student project.
9B62.60transmission of sound by lightA-99Sound-light demonstrations with a commercial photocell.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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