Accession Number:

AD0601694

Title:

EFFECTS OF A STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HELIUM-NEON LASER.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

POLYTECHNIC INST OF BROOKLYN N Y MICROWAVE RESEARCH INST

Personal Author(s):

• Fenster,Paul

Report Date:

1964-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

39.0

Abstract:

The application of even modest magnetic fields to the amplifying material in the helium-neon laser profoundly modifies the operational characteristics of the laser. The magnetic field introduces a Faraday effect and a Zeeman effect. Both of these effects tend to reduce the power output of the laser. A simple theory is set forth which describes the impact of these effects on the output. The experimental work which was carried out with a laser oscillating at a wavelength of 6328 A is generally in agreement with the theory. An attempt is made to explain some observed deviations from the expected results. Author

Descriptors:

• *MAGNETOOPTICS
• LASERS
• HELIUM
• NEON
• LIGHT
• PROPAGATION
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE