DEVELOPMENT OF MILLIMETER AND SUBMILLIMETER MASER DEVICES
Abstract
The first reporting period was devoted to establishing possible maser pumping schemes and obtaining instrumentation for experiments at frequencies near 140 gc. Tests were made, using the iron ion in rutile as active material, to determine if maseraction could be expected at the proper frequency. A sample of iron-doped zinc tung state was obtained and tested; however, it does not appear to offer any significant advantage for millimeter maser development over iron doped rutile. The IBM 7090 computer facility at Air Arm has been programmed to obtain transition probabilities for iron-doped rutile. These transition probabilities are necessary in order to understand more easily the operation of millimeter wave masers. To date, only the simple 3-level-type maser has been investigated, but analysis of the more complicated 5-level maser will be attempted.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 31, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0406313
Entities
People
- W. E. Hughes
Organizations
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation