• DocumentCode
    982536
  • Title

    The Pulsed Ruby Maser as a Light Amplifier

  • Author

    Kisliuk, P.P. ; Boyle, W.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1961
  • Firstpage
    1635
  • Lastpage
    1639
  • Abstract
    A pulsed ruby maser has been operated as a light amplifier using a ruby maser oscillator as a source. A net gain of a factor of two was observed. The dependence of the gain on temperature and pumping power agrees with theory within experimental limits.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Gain measurement; Land surface temperature; Loss measurement; Masers; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Temperature dependence;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1961.287765
  • Filename
    4066307