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What are the applications of a He-Ne laser?
What are the applications of a He-Ne laser?
Reading bar codes in supermarkets, holography, industrial and scientific uses
What is the gain medium used in a He-Ne laser?
What is the gain medium used in a He-Ne laser?
Helium-Neon gas mixture
What gives the ruby crystal its characteristic pink or red color?
What gives the ruby crystal its characteristic pink or red color?
Chromium atoms
What type of laser is a ruby laser and what kind of light does it produce?
What type of laser is a ruby laser and what kind of light does it produce?
What is the principle behind achieving population inversion in a He-Ne laser?
What is the principle behind achieving population inversion in a He-Ne laser?
What is the process called that produces a population inversion?
What is the process called that produces a population inversion?
What is the maximum concentration of Nd+3 ions in Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) crystal?
What is the maximum concentration of Nd+3 ions in Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) crystal?
What is the role of YAG in Nd: YAG laser?
What is the role of YAG in Nd: YAG laser?
What is the length and diameter of the Nd: YAG laser rod?
What is the length and diameter of the Nd: YAG laser rod?
What is the efficiency of a typical ND:YAG laser and how much waste heat does it produce compared to laser output?
What is the efficiency of a typical ND:YAG laser and how much waste heat does it produce compared to laser output?