]> http://www.blogcadre.com/tag/laser en http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/stella/1964_popular_science_article_building_your_own_ruby_laser_2006_05_21_14_27_42 <p><a href="/admin/logs/referrers?sort=asc&amp;order=Last+visit" target="_self"> <img border="0" alt="1964 ruby laser" src="files/images/rubylaser.thumbnail.jpg" class="imageleft" title="1964 ruby laser"></a>A 1964 <a href="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/" target="_self">Popular Science</a> teaches you how to build your very own <a href="http://www.llnl.gov/nif/library/aboutlasers/how.html" target="_self">ruby laser</a>:<br ><br /> <blockquote ><em >It may sound like science fiction--but it's really science fact: You can build a working ruby laser.&nbsp; It could be the most challenging -- and rewarding -- home-workshop project that you have ever tackled.<br > <br > A ruby laser is a source of coherent light.&nbsp; All of the light waves in the pencil-thin, bright-red laser beam are in phase -- or in step -- with each other.&nbsp; This extraordinary property of the laser beam -- shared by no other light source -- has spurred a world-wide search for practical uses.<br > </em></blockquote> [<a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/build-your-own-laser/?Qwd=./PopularScience/11-1964/laser&amp;Qif=laser_0.jpg&amp;Qiv=thumbs&amp;Qis=XL#qdig" target="_self">Link</a>]</p> <!-- <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/"> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/stella/1964_popular_science_article_building_your_own_ruby_laser_2006_05_21_14_27_42" dc:identifier="http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/stella/1964_popular_science_article_building_your_own_ruby_laser_2006_05_21_14_27_42" dc:title="1964 Popular Science article on building your own ruby laser" trackback:ping="http://www.blogcadre.com/trackback/1373" /> </rdf:RDF> --> cool diy howto laser popular science science Sun, 21 May 2006 16:27:42 -0500