Progress Toward a Neon-Hydrogen Laser and Applications of Optical Pumping for Laser Cross-Modulation

摘要

This report is divided into two sections: In the first section, certain further measurements upon the Ne-H2 mixture are elaborated and refined, and further problems relating to the operation of a Ne-H2 laser are discussed. The course of future investigation is outlined. In the second part, some preliminary results of a series of experiments designed to study, demonstrate, and utilize the effect of high power optical radiation upon an ensemble of metastables which may be contained in an operating laser are presented. The details are reported of a successful attempt to cross modulate the laser output with an external incoherent optical source and point out its implications. (Author)