Abstract
Experiments demonstrating continuous operation of a solid-state optical maser are described. A continuous coherent wave at 1.065 μ is obtained from trivalent neodymium in CaW, operating at about 85°K. At room temperature a continuous wave at 1.058 μ is obtained. Room temperature operation is possible due to the large splitting between the terminal state of the maser transition and the ground state (∼2000 ). Near threshold power output ∼10 mw is observed, using silver coatings only.
- Received 15 December 1961
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.126.1406
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