Building a Solid State Laser - Pt. 1

PART 2:    • How to build a laser in your living r...  

Showcasing the operation principles and engineering decisions needed to build an Nd:Glass laser in the homeshop.This project is a work in progress, and still needs some work to get it operational.

============================Links============================

Awesome website with some info about Solid State Lasers: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasercps...

The Bible:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~andrew...

Info about flashtubes:
https://www.flashlamps-vq.com/Catalog...

Applied Science's Ruby Laser:
   • Ruby laser design process  

==========================Attributions=========================

(in order of appearance):
First laser pic - By Theodore and Kathleen Maiman - picture taken in Vancouver on Alberni Street , received from Kathleen Maiman, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

maiman - By Unknown author - Press photo taken for the periodical Los Angeles Reader, 1985, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Laser taken apart - By Guy Immega - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

spec - graph: By derivative work: Papa November (talk)Helium_neon_laser_spectrum.png: Original uploader was Deglr6328 at en.wikipedia - Helium_neon_laser_spectrum.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

laser beams - By Jeff Keyzer from San Francisco, CA, USA - Beams in Fog + Car WindshieldUploaded by PDTillman, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

barcode scanner - CC BY 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

beep sound fx - https://freesound.org/people/KeyKrush...

pipe wave - By Lookang many thanks to author of original simulation = Juan M. Aguirregabiria author of Easy Java Simulation = Francisco Esquembre - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

string anamiation - By Adjwilley - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

garnet gemstone - By Moha112100 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

flashtube sequence - By Gregory Maxwell - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

reflectance graph - By DrBob, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

test bars - By Denelson83 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...