Accession Number:

AD0612459

Title:

LASER MATERIAL STUDY

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. for Jul 1962-Jun 1964

Corporate Author:

EASTMAN KODAK CO ROCHESTER NY

Personal Author(s):

• Mauer, Paul

Report Date:

1965-02-22

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

A critical comparison of three types of neodymium doped laser glass was conducted. The glasses were chosen because of their widely differing fluorescence characteristics. The three consisted of a lanthanumbarium borate, a lithium-sodium silicate, and a barium crown. The glasses were fabricated into rods, 1.27 cm diameter and 30.5 cm long. Fluorescence decay data, optical quality data, output-input data and field patterns, are included in the report. The fluorescence characteristics were less significant than optical quality as a determinant in laser behavior.

Descriptors:

• *FLUORESCENCE
• *GLASS
• *LASERS
• BARIUM COMPOUNDS
• BORATES
• IMPURITIES
• LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
• LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
• NEODYMIUM
• OPTICAL EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS
• POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
• RODS
• SILICATES
• SODIUM COMPOUNDS

Subject Categories:

• Optics
• Refractory Fibers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE