Re: [TCML] Off topic? Inductively-coupled N2 laser

["Harold Weiss" <hweiss@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am currently working on a N2 laser and they are probably the easiest laser 
to build.(funding is holding me back)  Most Tesla coil folks have the 
required equipment on hand for a TEA laser that uses the N2 in air as the 
lasant.  You do not need a rear mirror as the laser will work 
superradiantly.(no mirrors)  A rear mirror will double the output.  The 
output is UV and can be used for pumping dye lasers.  Laundry detergent can 
be used as a dye for a blue laser.

Warning!  Peak powers can be in KW's so treat this laser as a Class IV 
laser.  One experimenter had one of these lasers on a dye cell and the beam 
blew chunks out of a camera CCD.

Here's a great link for anyone wanting to try a N2 laser.
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasercn2.htm#cn2toc

David Weiss

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