The prototype commercial HCN gas laser unit consisting of a discharge tube and thermally stabilised optical system capable of giving 1 mW output in the far infra-red range, 1971. prototype HCN infra-red laser 1970-1972
Kimmon helium-cadmium laser, comprising laser unit model CD4083A, serial No. 303-14, 565mm long, 160mm wide, 160mm high, and power supply model CD40282A, 330mm deep, 220mm high, 285mm wide, made by Kimmon Electric Co. Ltd., Japan, c.1981. With instruction booklet. Kimmon helium-cadmium laser 1980-1985
The first visible light (helium-neon) laser to operate in the United Kingdom, made at the Services Electronics Research Laboratories, Baldock, about 1962 (former RSRE museum no. 70) visible light (helium-neon) laser 1961-1963
Liconix helium-cadmium laser, comprising of power unit model 4207N, 125mm x 155mm x 620mm. Made in 1984 and laser unit model 4300, serial No. 9005081 made in 1990. Made by Liconix, 1390 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94086. With instruction manuals. Liconix helium-cadmium laser and power unit 1984-1990
CR2 Supergraphite argon ion laser. 8W maximum power. With power supply and instruction manuals, 1979. CR2 Supergraphite argon ion laser 1979
Spectra Physics Stabilite, model 1205 helium-neon laser, made by Spectra Physics Inc., 1250 West Middlefield Road, Mt. View, California 94042. Serial No. 5160. 490mm long, 80mm wide, 80mm high. With instruction manual. Date of manufacture, 1982. Spectra Physics Stabilite 1982
Copper vapour laser used by Urenco for experiments on laser separation of isotopes for uranium enrichment, 1989-1997. Copper vapour laser used by Urenco for experiments on laser separation of isotopes for uranium enrichment 1990
Spectra-Physics 125 - high performance CW helium neon gas laser and Spectra-Physics 250 exciter power supply, Serial no 369 J3259. The laser was used in a British Aerospace laboratory in Bristol for optical tracking and ranging experiments related to weapons technology. Spectra-Physics 125 - high performance CW helium neon gas laser and Spectra-Physics 250 exciter power supply 1960-1970
Lexel model 75 water-cooled ion laser, comprising power unit part No. 110-008-06-A.RM J-6, 440mm wide, 215mm high, 520mm deep, and laser unit serial No. 2046, 700mm long, 175mm wide, 120mm high. Made by Lexel, Palo Alto, California. c.1982. Lexel model 75 water-cooled ion laser 1980-1984
solid state neodymium laser, glass doped with neodymium, by University of Hull, c. 1968 solid state neodymium laser 1968
700 series laser, by Lumonics, Limited, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, 1986-1996 700 series laser, made by Lumonics. 1986-1996
Case, cut away to reveal the interior, containing ruby laser, the second to operate in the United Kingdom, made at the Services Electronics Research Laboratories, Baldock, in 1961 Ruby laser, the second to operate in the United Kingdom. 1961
Neodymium YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser by Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Worcester, 1966, the lamp and crystal are contained in a reflective ellispsoidal cavity Neodymium YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser 1966
Laser, marked Applied Microsurgical Research Ltd, England, serial number 1-0708, by CVI Laser Corporation, 1980-89. Laser, marked Applied Microsurgical Research Ltd 1980-1989
Helium Neon Laser. Supplied by Griffin and George, Loughborough. Serial No. AV1673/751, Cat. No. XFV-540-010V. Used for Educational purposes Helium Neon Laser. Supplied by Griffin and George