Prototype HCN Infra-Red Laser
- Made:
- 1970-1972 in Teddington and Hammersmith
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The prototype commercial HCN gas laser unit consisting of a discharge tube and thermally stabilised optical system capable of giving 1 mW output in the far infra-red range, 1971.
Details
- Category:
- Nuclear Physics
- Object Number:
- 1982-494
- Measurements:
-
overall: 430 mm x 230 mm x 1850 mm,
- type:
- laser
- credit:
- National Physical Laboratory.
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