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LASER

PART I - Basics, Safety, General Information, Instruments, Applications, Experiments

• What is a Laser and How Does It Work? - The laser age, principles, types, on-line tutorial, lasers as a hobby.
• Laser Safety - Hazards to vision, other issues, 100 W light bulb versus 1 mW laser, safety classifications, links.
• Items of Interest - Laser power meters, Fabry-Perot and DFB types, wavelengths, speckle, collimation, etc.
• Laser Instruments and Applications - Rangefinders, interferometers, gyros, light shows, laser TV, Fourier optics.
• Laser Experiments and Projects - Basic to advanced including diffraction, interference, holography, display, more.

PART II - Print/Web Laser and Optics Resources, Laser and Parts Suppliers, Manufacturers

• Laser Information Resources - Books, magazines, collections, patents; Web newsgroups, lists, forums, links.
• Laser and Parts Sources - Walk-in, mail order, high quality, surplus, component and system manufacturers.

PART III - Lasers Based on Commercial Components - Diode, HeNe, Ion, CO2, HeCd, SS

• Diode Lasers - Basic considerations, visible and IR (e.g., from CD player) types, testing, visibility, collimation.
• Diode Laser Power Supplies - Drive requirements, modulation, sample circuits for low and high power devices.
• Helium-Neon Lasers - Theory (simple), operation, sealed tube structure, characteristics, power requirements.
• HeNe Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair - Problems, testing, mirror alignment, collimation, polarization, refilling.
• HeNe Laser Power Supplies - Requirements, types, plug-n-lase, matching tube to PS, testing, problems, repair.
• HeNe Laser Power Supply Design - AC line powered, low voltage inverters, starters, regulators, modulators.
• Complete HeNe Laser Power Supply Schematics - Includes 25 AC line and 17 inverter types, most you can build.
• Argon/Krypton Ion Lasers - General features and characteristics, basic power requirements, specific examples.
• Ar/Kr Ion Laser Testing, Maintenance, Repair - Tube life, problems, testing, general maintenance, alignment.
• Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supplies - Basic requirements, types, specific safety issues, testing, problems, repair.
• Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supply Design - AC line front-ends, igniters, linear and switchmode regulators, protection.
• Complete Ar/Kr Ion Laser Power Supply Schematics - Both linear and switching types using common parts.
• Carbon Dioxide Lasers - Characteristics and requirements, applications, small sealed tubes, gas fill, optics.
• Helium-Cadmium Lasers - Characteristics, power supplies, HeCd laser head and PSU troubleshooting.
• Solid State Lasers - Characteristics, types, pulsed/CW, Q-switching, frequency changing, common SS lasers.
• SS Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair - Cleaning, cooling, alignment, tuning, beam quality and energy.
• SS Laser Power Supplies - Capacitor chargers, PFNs, PSUs using photoflash units, sources for special parts.
• Complete SS Laser Power Supply Schematics - Circuits for the Hughes ruby and YAG lasers, uYAG, more.

PART IV - Lasers Constructed from Basic Materials, Hardware, Optics, and Electronic Parts

• Amateur Laser Construction - Resources, safety, the home laser lab, supplies, vacuums, glass working, more.
• Vacuum Technology for Home-Built Gas Lasers - Vacuum basics, pumps, gauges, components, testing, repair.
• The Home-Built Laser Assembly and Power Supply - Structure, optics, mirror mounts, electrical components.
• Home-Built Laser Types, Information, and Links - Introduction to laser descriptions and "Light and its Uses". ToC.
• Home-Built Helium-Neon (HeNe) Laser - Much like the original gas laser from 1962 produces a red beam.
• Home-Built Pulsed Argon and/or Krypton (Ar/Kr) Ion Laser - A similar gas laser produces multiple color beam.
• Home-Built Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser - High power (10 to 50 W or more) flowing gas infra-red laser.
• Home-Built Nitrogen (N2) Laser - Pulsed ultraviolet laser that is easy to construct without fancy equipment.
• Home-Built Helium-Mercury (HeHg) and Other He-Metal-Vapor Lasers - Operation at multiple visible wavelengths.
• Home-Built Copper Chloride (CuCl) and Copper Bromide (CuBr) Laser - Pulsed intense yellow and green beam.
• Home-Built Dye Laser - Generate almost any color of the spectrum depending on which chemical dye is used.
• Home-Built Pulsed Multiple Gas (PMG) Laser - Simple design uses O2, Xe, Ar, Kr, or Ne; maybe even plain air.
• Home-Built Pulsed Solid State (PSS) Laser - Basic ruby or Nd:YAG laser system using flashlamp pumping.
• Home-Built Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) Laser - Vanadate with KTP SHG for 1 mW to 5 W green output.