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Introduction
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The Most Important Document - Must Read
Welcome Page, Main ToC, Preface, Introduction
PART I - Basics, Safety, General Information, Instruments, Applications,
Experiments
- What is a Laser and How Does It Work (laserfaq.htm).
- Laser Safety (lasersaf.htm).
- Class I Caution Label - Enclosed Laser (Invisible
Wavelength) (cl1inv1.gif).
- Class I Caution Label - Enclosed Laser (Visible
Wavelength) (cl1vis1.gif).
- Class II Caution Label - Diode Laser, 1 mW Maximum
Output at 635-670 nm (cl2dio1.gif).
- Class II Caution Label - Helium-Neon Laser, 1 mW Maximum Output at 632.8 nm (cl2hen1.gif).
- Class IIIa Danger Label - Diode Laser, 5 mW Maximum Output at 670 nm (cl3adio1.gif).
- Class IIIa Danger Label - Helium-Neon Laser, 5 mW Maximum Output at 632.8 nm (cl3ahen1.gif).
- Class IIIb Danger Label - Helium-Neon Laser, 25 mW Maximum Output at 632.8 nm (cl3bhen1.gif).
- Class IIIb Danger Label - Argon Ion Laser, 50 mW Maximum Output at 488 nm (cl3barg1.gif).
- Class IIIb Danger Label - Argon Ion Laser, 100 mW Maximum Output at 455-529 nm (multiline) (cl3barg2.gif).
- Class IIIb Danger Label - Diode Laser, 50 mW Maximum Output at 670 nm (cl3bdio1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser, 50 mJ Maximum Output at 1064 nm, 5 mJ Maximum Output at 532 nm (cl4yag2.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Carbon Dioxide Laser, 100 W Maximum Output at 10.6 um (CW) (cl4co21.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Carbon Dioxide Laser, 1200 W (CW); 1.2 J, 100 us (Pulsed) Maximum Output at 10.6 µm (cl4co22.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Diode Laser, 5 W Maximum Output at 780-980 nm (cl4dio1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - DPSS Laser, 1 W Maximum Output at 532 nm (cl4dio1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Excimer Laser, 1 J, 100 PPS Maximum Output at 157-351 nm (cl4exc1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Krypton Ion Laser, 10 W Maximum Output at 530-647 nm (multiline) (cl4kry1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Nd:YAG Laser, 5 J, 20 PPS Maximum Output at 1064 nm (cl4yag1.gif).
- Class IV Danger Label - Nd:YAG Laser, 5 J, 20 PPS Maximum Output at 1064 nm (cl4yag1.gif).
- Laser Aperture Caution Label (apert1.gif).
- High Voltage Danger Label - 15,000 VAC
(hv15a1.gif).
- High Voltage Danger Label - 25,000 VDC
(hv25d1.gif).
- High Voltage Danger Label - 35 J Maximum at 1,000 VDC (hv35e1.gif).
- Items of Interest (laserioi.htm).
- Laser Instruments and Applications
(laserlia.htm).
- Laser Experiments and Projects (laserexp.htm).
PART II - Print/Web Laser and Optics Resources, Laser and Parts Suppliers,
Manufacturers
PART III - Lasers Based on Commercial Components - Diode, HeNe, Ion, CO2,
HeCd, SS
- Diode Lasers (laserdio.htm).
- Diode Laser Power Supplies (laserdps.htm).
- Helium Neon Lasers (laserhen.htm).
- Bright Line Spectra of Helium and Neon
(spechene.gif).
- Helium-Neon Excitation and Lasing
Process (heneel1.gif).
- Longitudinal Modes of Typical Random Polarized 1 mW HeNe Laser (henemd1.gif).
- Longitudinal Modes of Typical Random Polarized 3 mW HeNe Laser (henemd3.gif).
- Longitudinal Modes of Typical Random Polarized 8 mW HeNe Laser (henemd8.gif).
- Longitudinal Modes of Typical Random Polarized 20 mW HeNe Laser (henemd20.gif).
- HeNe Laser Mode Sweep (henems1.ppt).
- Mode Sweep of 8 mW Random Polarized HeNe Laser (henema8.gif).
- Intracavity Etalon for Line Selection in a Single Mode HeNe Laser (heneeta1.gif).
- Typical HeNe Laser Output Power Versus Time
During Warmup (heneopw1.gif).
- HeNe Laser Output Power Fluctuation During Warmup (henepv1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-007 HeNe Laser Tube
During Warmup (lhr007m1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-007 HeNe Laser Tube
During Warmup (Polarized) (lhr007m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-640 HeNe Laser Tube
During Warmup (lhr640m1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-640 HeNe Laser Tube
During Warmup (Polarized) (lhr640m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHP-131 HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (lhp131m1.gif).
- Plot of Spectra-Physics 088 HeNe Laser Tube During Warmup (sp088m1.gif).
- Plot of Spectra-Physics 088 HeNe Laser Tube During Warmup (Detail) (sp088m2.gif).
- Plot of Siemens LGR-7641 HeNe Laser Tube With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Uncorrected) (si7641m1.gif).
- Plot of Siemens LGR-7641 HeNe Laser Tube With Variable Waste Beam Power During Warmup (Corrected) (si7641m2.gif).
- Plot of Uniphase 098 HeNe Laser Tube With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Bare, Uncorrected) (up098m1.gif).
- Plot of Uniphase 098 HeNe Laser Tube With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (up098m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-006 HeNe Laser Tube #1 With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (lhr006m1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-006 HeNe Laser Tube #2 With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (lhr006m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-006 HeNe Laser Tube #3 With Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (lhr006m3.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-006 HeNe Laser Tube With Minimal Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (lhr006m4.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-006 HeNe Laser Tube With Moderate Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup Dut to Messed Up OC AR Coating (Insulated, Uncorrected) (lhr006m5.gif). due
- Plot of Uniphase 1007 HeNe Laser Tube With Minimal Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (up1007m1.gif).
- Plot of Uniphase 1007 HeNe Laser Tube With Large Waste Beam Power Variation During Warmup (Insulated, Uncorrected) (up1007m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-151 HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (lhr151m1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LHR-151 HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (Polarized) (lhr151m2.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LYR-173 HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (lyr173m1.gif).
- Plot of Melles Griot 05-LYR-173 HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (Polarized) (lyr173m3.gif).
- Plot of Variable Melles Griot 05-LYR-171 HeNe
Laser Head During Warmup (lyr171m1.gif).
- Plot of Variable Melles Griot 05-LYR-171 HeNe
Laser Head During Warmup (Polarized)(lyr171m3.gif).
- Plot of Coherent Model 200 Stabilized HeNe Laser
Head During Warmup (coh200m1.gif).
- Plot of Coherent Model 200 Stabilized HeNe Laser
Head Near End of Warmup (coh200m2.gif).
- Plot of Hewlett Packard Model 5517C Stabilized
Laser During Warmup (hp5517m1.gif).
- Plot of Hewlett Packard Model 5517C Stabilized Laser Near End of Warmup (hp5517m2.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser Head
During Warmup (oem1rfm1.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser Head
During First Part of Warmup (oem1rfm2.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser Head
During First Part of Warmup (Combined) (oem1rfm3.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser Head
at Transition to Normal Behavior (Combined) (oem1rfm4.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser Head
with Various Magnetic Fields Applied (Combined) (oem1rfm5.gif).
- Plot of "Flipper" Aerotech OEM1R HeNe Laser
Head with Magnetic Field Induced Somewhat Normal Behavior (Combined) (oem1rfm6.gif).
- Typical HeNe Laser Tube Structure and
Connections (tubehene.gif).
- Typical HeNe Laser Head (Melles Griot)
(headhene.gif).
- Spectra-Physics Model 117 OEM Stabilized HeNe Laser Assembly. (sp117o1.jpg).
- Iodine Stabilized HeNe Laser Resonator - Overall View. This is a rather massive metal structure about 18 inches long.
- Iodine Stabilized HeNe Laser Resonator - Visible Portion of Two-Brewster HeNe Laser Tube. (ishlr1t1.jpg).
- Iodine Stabilized HeNe Laser Resonator - Iodine Cell (ishlr1i1.jpg)
- Iodine Absorption Cell Showing Fluorescence From Green HeNe Laser Beam (iac543a.jpg).
- Iodine Stabilized HeNe Laser Resonator - Photodiode and Beam Sampler (ishlr1p1.jpg).
- Typical Small to Medium Size Melles Griot HeNe
Laser Tubes (tube1hen.jpg).
- Hughes Style HeNe Laser Tube (hachene1.gif).
- Hughes 3227-HPC HeNe Laser Tube (hachene2.jpg).
- NEC Style HeNe Laser Tube (nechene1.gif).
- Uniphase 098-1 HeNe Laser Tube (up098-1.jpg).
- Siemens LGR-7641S HeNe Laser Tube (si7641s.jpg).
- Uniphase HeNe Laser Tube with External Lens
(uphltex.jpg).
- Spectra-Physics Model 084-1 HeNe Laser Tube
(sp084-1.gif).
- HeNe Laser Tube with Two Brewster Windows Mounted
in Home-Built Resonator (twobrew1.gif).
- HeNe Laser Tube with Internal HR and Brewster
Window with External OC (onebrew1.gif).
- CLIMET 9048 One-Brewster HeNe Laser Head
(climet1.jpg).
- Climet Particle Counter Assembly - Front
(clpctr-1.jpg).
- Climet Particle Counter Assembly - Rear
(clpctr-2.jpg).
- Sam's External Mirror Laser Using One-Brewster HeNe
Laser Head (oblaser1.jpg).
- Effects of Wedge on Ghost Beams and Normal
Reflections (wedge.gif).
- 05-LYR-170 HeNe Laser Tube Mounted in Test Fixture
for Multiline Experiments (mlhene1.gif).
- Appearance of HeNe Laser Mirrors
(henemirc.gif).
- Melles Griot Style One-Brewster HeNe Laser Tube
Mounted in Test Fixture (onebrew2.gif).
- Hughes Style One-Brewster HeNe Laser Tube Mounted
in Test Fixture (onebrew3.gif).
- Littrow Prism Tuning Assembly from PMS Tunable
HeNe Laser (pmstune1.jpg).
- Bar Code Scanner HeNe Tube and Power Supply
(ici1pst.gif).
- Small Melles Griot HeNe Tube (ici1mgt.gif).
- ICI1PS HeNe Laser Power Supply Top View
(ici1ps.gif).
- Sam's Demo HeNe Laser (demolas1.jpg).
- Helium-Neon Laser Tube with Segmented Bore
(seghene1.gif).
- Jodon HeNe Laser Head (headjodn.gif).
- Aerotech LS4P HeNe Laser Tube (atls4pp1.jpg).
- Three HeNe Tubes of a Different Color
Side-by-Side (ochnt-1.jpg).
- Hughes Model 3184H HeNe Laser Head
(hu3184-1.jpg).
- View Inside Hughes Model 3184H HeNe Laser Head
(hu3184-2.jpg).
- Hughes Model 3184H HeNe Laser Head
Construction (hu3184h1.gif).
- PMS/REO ULPC-3001 Particle Counter HeNe Laser Assembly (pmsulpc1.jpg).
- Ohmeda Raman Gas Analyzer Assembly (ohmeda1.jpg).
- REO LS27 Particle Counter HeNe Laser Assembly (reols27a.jpg).
- Commerical HeNe Lasers (laserhcl.htm).
- HeNe Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair
(laserhtr.htm).
- HeNe Laser Power Supplies (laserhps.htm).
- HeNe Laser Power Supply Design (laserhpd.htm).
- Complete HeNe Laser Power Supply Schematics
(laserhsc.htm).
- Argon/Krypton Ion Lasers (laserarg.htm).
- Ar/Kr Ion Laser Testing, Maintenance, Repair
(laseratr.htm).
- Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supplies (laseraps.htm).
- Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supply Design
(laserapd.htm).
- Complete Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supply Schematics (laserasc.htm).
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers (laserco2.htm).
- Helium-Cadmium Lasers (laserhec.htm).
- Solid State Lasers (laserssl.htm).
- Commercial SS Lasers (laserscl.htm).
- SS Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair
(laserstr.htm).
- Solid State Laser Power Supplies (lasersps.htm).
- Complete Solid State Laser Power Schematics
(laserssc.htm).
PART IV - Lasers Constructed from Basic Materials, Hardware, Optics, and
Electronic Parts
Warning Signs and Essential and Optional Icons :-)
Laser Equipment Gallery
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