Re: energize laser with TC? (fwd)

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: energize laser with TC? (fwd)
From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:51:58 -0600 (MDT)
Approved: mod1-at-pupman-dot-com


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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:19:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Benjamin W. Bouxsein" <bbouxse-at-comp.uark.edu>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: energize laser with TC?

On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Tesla List wrote:

> 
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> From:  Christopher Stone [SMTP:Chris.Stone-at-etak-dot-com]
> Sent:  Monday, April 20, 1998 8:00 AM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  energize laser with TC?
> 
> Seeing these posts gave me an idea of an experiment to try.  I had 
> a HeNe laser tube so we wanted to see if we could get it to lase 
> with the Tesla coil.  I was never able to get it to work with my 
> power supply I use with my other laser tube.  
> 
> We got it to light up and the small glass tube inside (between 
> the mirrors) appeared to be lasing but there was no output from 
> the mirrors.  Has anyone else tried this with a good tube or any 
> similar experiments?   

I experimented with this once with a bunch of 5mW lasers I got from my dad
company.  I did get one to emit light, but very randomly.



> 
> Chris
> > 
> > 
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> > From:  Michael Andrus [SMTP:andrus-at-ccountry-dot-net]
> > Sent:  Friday, April 17, 1998 11:46 PM
> > To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject:  Fw: neon light vs laser
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Lasers and coils have one big thing in common, Resonance!!!
> > For a HeNe (neon) laser to laze the neon gas has to be in a resonant cavity
> > consisting of a 100% reflective mirror parallel with a 95% reflective
> > mirror, and the HeNe gas in between.  When the neon is excited (electricity
> > applied) it is much like a neon sign.  The difference is that the light
> > from
> > the neon starts to bounce back and fourth between the two mirrors exciting
> > more Ne atoms with every pass.  this way only the photons (light) moving
> > perpendicular to the mirrors can exit the cavity.  Thus coherence.
> > 
> >                                        Michael Andrus  Lasers are my other hobby
> > 
> > 
> > 
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