Abstract

A pulsed ruby optical maser has been constructed which allows the beams from opposite ends to be superimposed. Interference fringes have been observed which can be interpreted to show that the coherence predicted by theory is, in fact, obtained, and also that the relative spatial distribution of the light over the ruby face is essentially constant even though the light is emitted in short bursts.

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Interference Rings in Ruby Maser Beams

B. P. Stoicheff and A. Szabo
Appl. Opt. 2(8) 811-815 (1963)

Ruby Optical Maser as a Raman Source

S. P. S. Porto and D. L. Wood
Appl. Opt. 1(S1) 139-141 (1962)

Optical Masers

O. S. Heavens
Appl. Opt. 1(S1) 1-23 (1962)

Mode Control in Ruby Optical Masers by Means of Elastic Deformation

Morley S. Lipsett and M. W. P. Strandberg
Appl. Opt. 1(3) 343-357 (1962)

Polarization of the Light Output from a Ruby Optical Maser

J. H. Brunton
Appl. Opt. 3(11) 1241-1246 (1964)