09la Lasers
Instructional Experiments on
Lasers
(and some related theory papers)
Topics
-lasers
Abela, I. D., M. Bass, D. Dutton, W. L. Faust, E. Mintz, and H. W. Moos (1966), "Laser experiments and apparatus for teaching purposes," Am. J. Phys. 34, 98-103.
Alfrey, A. J. (1981), "Flashlamp-pumped dye laser as an undergraduate lab project," Am. J. Phys. 49, 776-781.
Anderson, O. T. and M. P. Bedesam (1966), "Development of a ruby laser system as an undergraduate project," Am. J. Phys. 34, 296-300.
Andrés, M. V. and O. Contreras (1992), "Experiments on optical fiber interferometers and laser modes," Am. J. Phys. 60, 540-545.
Bhatia, K. S. (1984), "Study of longitudinal mode structure of laser by optical spectrum analyzer," Am. J. Phys. 52, 738-741.
Black, E. D. (2001), "An introduction to Pound-Drever-Hall laser frequency stabilization," Am. J. Phys. 69 (1), 79-87.
Borges da Silvam J. F. and J. A. Brandao Faria (1991), "A simple solution to obtain stabilized linearly polarized light from a randomly polarized He-Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 59, 757-759.
Boyd, R. A., J. L. Bliss, and K. G. Libbrecht (1996), "Teaching physics with 670-nm diode lasers-experiments with Fabry-Perot cavities," Am. J. Phys. 64 (9), 1109-1116.
Brickner, R. G., L. A. Kappers, and F. P. Lipschultz (1979), "Determination of the speed of light by measurement of the beat frequency of internal laser modes," Am. J. Phys. 47, 1086-1087.
Budker, D., D. J. Orlando, and V. Yashchuk (1999), "Nonlinear laser spectroscopy and magneto-optics," Am. J. Phys. 67 (7), 584-592.
Carra, A. A. (1970), "Simple arrangement for internal audiomodulation of a He-Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 38, 926-927.
Casabella, P. A., T. Gonsiorowski, and A. Leitner (1980), "Ultrahigh and audio frequencies in a laser beam," Am. J. Phys. 48, 393-396.
Caufield, H. J. and D. D. Eden (1966), "Optical near field of a He-Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 34, 439-441.
Christensen, F. E. and Committee on Apparatus of the AAPT (1965), "Apparatus notes: low cost He Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 33, No. 3 - xxii.
Conroy, R. S., A. Carleton, A. Carruthers, B. D. Sinclair, C. F. Rae, and K. Dholakia (2000), "A visible extended cavity diode laser for the undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 68 (10), 925-31.
de Bruyn, J. R. and R. Bradley (1992), "Photographing helium-neon laser light," Am. J. Phys. 60, 571.
de Wolf Lanzerotti, M. Y. (1970), "Inexpensive rf excited gas laser," Am. J. Phys. 38, 1250-1251.
Döhner, H. -J. and W. Elsässer (1991), "Analysis of a four-level laser system: investigations of the output power characteristics of a He-Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 59, 327-330.
Feinberg, R. (1983), "Measuring the lifetime of a metastable state," Am. J. Phys. 51, 573-574 .
Firester, A. H., M. E. Heller, and J. P. Wittke (1973), "Inexpensive laser mirrors," Am. J. Phys. 41, 1202-1203.
Fortin, E. and D. Singh (1981), "Polarization and intensity fluctuations in He-Ne lasers," Am. J. Phys. 49, 891-892.
Guerra, D. V., M. A. Morgan, II, and D. B. Coyle (1999), "An introduction to laser modeling studies with a nitrogen-pumped dye laser," Am. J. Phys. 67 (9), 803-9.
Hebner, R. E., Jr., J. D. Jones, and K. J. Nygaard (1973), "GaAs laser experiments for the laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 41, 217-221.
Hilborn, R. C. (1976), "An inexpensive, reliable, high-power molecular nitrogen laser," Am. J. Phys. 44, 1172-1176.
Hilborn, R. C. (1978), "Design and construction of simple, nitrogen-laser pumped, tunable dye lasers," Am. J. Phys. 46, 565-572.
Isenor, N. R. (1969), "Mechanical model of a q-switched laser," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1159-1160.
Itagi, V. V. (1970), "Inexpensive chemical detector for a CO2 laser," Am. J. Phys. 38, 777.
Jacobs, S. F. (1979), "How monochromatic is laser light," Am. J. Phys. 47, 597-599.
Khare, R. (2005), "Use of a CD as a dispersive element in a tunable dye laser," Am. J. Phys. 73 (6), 559-62.
Koozekanuni, S., J. McCoy, and D. Rensch (1966), "Inexpensive Co2 molecular gas laser," Am. J. Phys. 34, 989.
Kunabenchi, R. S., M. R. Gorbal, and M. I. Savadatti (1982), "Simple nitrogen laser," Am. J. Phys. 50, 568-570.
Laine, D. C., M. J. Truman, and S. Hope (1980), "Crystal video detection of stimulated emission and oscillation in a molecular beam," Am. J. Phys. 48, 942-944.
Libbrecht, K. G., R. A. Boyd, P. A. Willems, T. L. Gustavson, and D. K. Kim (1995), "Teaching physics with 670 nm diode lasers-construction of stabilized lasers and lithium cells," Am. J. Phys. 63 (8), 729-37.
Lindberg, A. M. (1999), "Mode frequency pulling in He-Ne lasers," Am. J. Phys. 67 (4), 350-3.
MacAdam, K. B., A. Steinbach, and C. Wieman (1992), "A narrow band tunable diode laser system with grating feedback, and a saturated absorption spectrometer for Cs and Rb," Am. J. Phys. 60, 1098-1111.
Malacara, D. (1970), "Dependence of the power output of He-Ne lasers on the cavity configuration," Am. J. Phys. 38, 327-330.
Malacara, D., L. R. Berriel, and I. Rizo (1969), "Construction of Helium-Neon lasers operating at 6328 A," Am. J. Phys. 37, 276-284.
Morgan, H. W., P. A. Staats, P. M. Griffin, G. K. Werner, and K. L. Vander Sluis (1969), "Conversion of a simplified He-Ne gas laser to pulsed operation with Ar, Kr, and Xe," Am. J. Phys. 37, 938-939.
Nachman, P. and A. C. Bernstein (1997), "Scanning, spherical-mirror Fabry-Perot interferometer: an upper-division optics laboratory experiment," Am. J. Phys. 65 (3), 202-13.
Nettel, S. J. and A. Lempicki (1979), "T2 in coherent optics: collision, dephasing time, or reciprocal linewidth," Am. J. Phys. 47, 987-991.
Nicklin, R. C. (1975), "Laser vs light bulb power comparison," Am. J. Phys. 43, 111.
O'Shea, D. C. and D. C. Peckham (1981), "Resource letter L-1: Lasers," Am. J. Phys. 49, 915-925.
O'Shea, D. C., W. R. Callen, and W. T. Rhodes (1976), "Course on lasers for undergraduate students," Am. J. Phys. 44, 417-420.
Oakes, M. E., S. B. Hudler, and R. B. Michie (1977), "Rejuvination of helium-neon lasers," Am. J. Phys. 45, 107.
Padgett, M., J. Arlt, N. Simpson, and L. Allen (1996), "An experiment to observe the intensity and phase structure of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes," Am. J. Phys. 64 (1), 77-82.
Pegna, G. G. (1977), "Reconditioning He-Ne laser tubes," Am. J. Phys. 45, 778.
Phillips, D. T. and J. West (1970), "The poor man's nitrogen laser," Am. J. Phys. 38, 655-657.
Phillips, R. A. and R. D. Gehrz (1970), "Laser mode structure experiments for undergraduate laboratories," Am. J. Phys. 38, 429-433.
Poddar, R., S. R. Sharma, K. Bose, P. Sen, and J. T. Andrews (2006), "A study of the longitudinal laser modes of a semiconductor laser using optical coherence tomography," Am. J. Phys. 74 (7), 569-71.
Podoleanu, A. Gh. and I. M. Popescu (1989), "Some simple experimental studies using a passive cavity coupled to a He-Ne laser cavity for practice in a quantum electronics laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 57, 646-54.
Rao, B. S. S., A. Subrahmanyam, and S. Charan (1972), "Helium permeation in He-Ne lasers at room temperature," Am. J. Phys. 40, 916-917.
Riesz, R. P. (1983), "Classroom photographic recording of laser light," Am. J. Phys. 51, 282-283.
Robinson, D. A. (1975), "Detector for axial laser modes," Am. J. Phys. 43, 652.
Roy, S., S. Chaudhuri, and C. S. Unnikrishnan (2005), "A simple and inexpensive electronic wavelength-meter using a dual-output photodiode," Am. J. Phys. 73 (6), 571-3.
Roychoudhuri, C. and R. H. Noble (1975), "Demonstrations using a Fabry-Perot. II. Laser modes display," Am. J. Phys. 43, 1057-1059.
Ruddock, I. S. (1980), "Experimental studies of the He-Ne laser: resonators and self-locking," Am. J. Phys. 48, 873-876.
Ruddock, I. S. (1981), "Analysis of laser mode phases by interferometry," Am. J. Phys. 49, 1184.
Shamir, J. (1977), "On the alignment of laser systems," Am. J. Phys. 45, 1119-1120.
Sohl, J. E. and S. G. Payton (1997), "A modular, reconfigurable-cavity, pulsed dye laser for the advanced undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 65 (7), 640-52.
Ståhlberg, B., P. Jungner, and T. Fellman (1990), "A very simple stabilized single-mode He-Ne laser for student laboratories and wave meters," Am. J. Phys. 58, 878-81.
Stanek, F., R. G. Tobin, and C. L. Foiles (1993), "Stabilization of a multimode He-Ne laser: a vivid demonstration of thermal feedback," Am. J. Phys. 61 (10), 932-4.
Steinhaus, D. W. (1983), "Measurements on the He-Ne laser lines near 633 nm," Am. J. Phys. 51, 824-825.
ten Bosch, J. J. and M. J. A. de Voigt (1966), "Interferometric study of the modes of a visible gas laser with a Michelson interferometer," Am. J. Phys. 34, 479-482.
Vander Sluis, K. L., G. K. Werner, P. M. Griffin, H. W. Morgan, O. B. Rudolph, and P. A. Staats (1965), "A simplified construction of a Helium-Neon visible laser," Am. J. Phys. 33, 225-240.
Verovnik, I. and A. Likar (1999), "Continuous fluctuation interferometer," Am. J. Phys. 67 (4), 354-6.
Weichel, H., W. A. Danne, and L. S. Pedrotti (1974), "Laser safety in the laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 42, 1006-1013.
Wong, C., T. Webb, and C. Londono (1980), "Observation of wavelength drift if a He-Ne laser," Am. J. Phys. 48, 306-307.
Woolsey, G. A. (1982), "Correlation of changes in laser tube temperature, cavity length, and beam polarization for an internal mirror helium-neon laser," Am. J. Phys. 50, 936-940.
Yap, F. Y. (1969), "Some more simple laser experiments for the undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1204-1206.
Yu, F. T. S. and E. Y. Wang (1973), "Undergraduate coherent optics laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 41, 1160-1169.
Zhdanov, B. V., G. P. Andersen, and R. J. Knize (2000), "Frequency doubled diode laser pumped Nd:YVO_4 microchip laser," Am. J. Phys. 68 (3), 282-6.
Jackson, M., D. Bauen, and J. E. Hasbun (2001), "Investigation of laser fundamentals using a helium-neon laser," Eur. J. Phys. 22 (3), 211-18.
Ojeda, A. M., E. Redondo, G. Gonzalez Diaz, and I. Martil (1997), "Analysis of light-emission processes in light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers," Eur. J. Phys. 18 (2), 63-7.
Podoleanu, A. G., S. R. Taplin, D. J. Webb, and D. A. Jackson (1994), "Channelled spectrum display using a CCD array for student laboratory demonstrations," Eur. J. Phys. 15 (5), 266-71.
von Bergman, H. M. and V. Hasson (1980), "Simple demonstration of nanosecond high-pressure discharge and associated lasing phenomena," Eur. J. Phys. 1, 7-12.
Ducote, P. and T. Boteler (1992), "The laser demonstration: an effective tool for developing interest in science and technical careers," Phys. Educ. 27, 166-169.
Leung, W. P., K. H. Ho, and M. B. Ng (1980), "Laser communication an ideal student project," Phys. Educ. 15, 288-290.
Michaelis, M. M. (1983), "Permanent magnets help model masers and NMR," Phys. Educ. 18, 82-84.
Pottier, R., P. Gour, and H. Herchen (1982), "The slavaging of non-operative HeNe lasers," Phys. Educ. 17, 268-270.
-ultrafast lasers
Anderson, M. and C. Ward (2004), "All-reflective automated beam alignment device for ultrafast lasers," Am. J. Phys. 72 (10), 1347-1350.
Donnelly, T. D. and C. Grossman (1998), "Ultrafast phenomena: A laboratory experiment for undergraduates," Am. J. Phys. 66 (8), 677-85.
-laser tweezers
Bechhoefer, J. and S. Wilson (2002), "Faster, cheaper, safer optical tweezers for the undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 70 (4), 393-400.
Lang, M. J. and S. M. Block (2003), "Resource letter: LBOT-1: laser-based optical tweezers," Am. J. Phys. 71 (3), 201-15.
Pastel, R., A. Struthers, R. Ringle, J. Rogers, C. Rohde, and P. Geiser (2000), "Laser trapping of microscopic particles for undergraduate experiments," Am. J. Phys. 68 (11), 993-1001.
Smith, S. P., S. R. Bhalotra, A. L. Brody, B. L. Brown, E. K. Boyda, and M. Prentiss (1999), "Inexpensive optical tweezers for undergraduate laboratories," Am. J. Phys. 67 (1), 26-35.
Viana, N. B., M. S. Rocha, and O. N. Mesquita (2005), "In situ laser power measurement at the focus of microscope objectives used in optical tweezers," Am. J. Phys. 73 (3), 201-5.