RUBY IMPROVEMENT FOR LASERS TASK I

Abstract

The effects of thermal gradients, growth rate and annealing cycles on the growth of ruby for lasers are discussed. The growth information on three lots of ruby is presented. Evaluation data shows ruby grown with low relative growth rate to have superior crystal quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0295924

Entities

People

  • R.l. Hutcheson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Annealing
  • Boundaries
  • Contracts
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Lasers
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • Photographs
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy