DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF RUBY LASERS IN THE USSR

Abstract

A comprehensive review is made of Soviet Research on ruby lasers as reflected in the open scientific literature for the period from January 1968 through December 1969. It is shown that in the laser power sweepstakes, the Soviets have fielded some of their best researchers at several facilities to optimize the design of optically-pumped solid state devices. Research groups and their specialized areas of interest are identified and, in some instances, the Soviet and Western results are juxtaposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707315

Entities

People

  • Yuri Ksander

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Laser Amplifiers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Mediums
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quantum Yields
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Scattering
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Spectra
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy