Using young's double slit experiment

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the potential of using Young's double slit experiment or similar methods to achieve effects comparable to those of lasers, particularly in the context of microwaves. Participants explore the implications of this idea, including efficiency and intensity considerations.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants propose that it might be possible to use Young's double slit experiment to create effects similar to lasers by converging and magnifying microwave intensity.
  • Others argue that the size of the slits would be a significant factor in achieving such effects, questioning the practicality of the approach.
  • It is noted that masers, which operate in the microwave band, were developed before lasers, highlighting a historical context for amplification by stimulated emission.
  • One participant expresses a desire to explore whether a microwave-based approach could be more efficient or reach maximum functionality faster than lasers.
  • Another participant questions the relationship between the functionality of an interference device like the double slit and that of a laser, emphasizing their differing natures.
  • A reference is made to a monograph on optical masers, suggesting a historical perspective on the topic.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the feasibility and practicality of using Young's double slit experiment in this context, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without a clear consensus.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not resolved the implications of the size of the slits or the specific conditions under which the proposed methods could achieve laser-like effects.

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can it be possible that using young's double slit experiment or by any metod on converging and magnifying the intensity of microwaves it can give same effect as LASER
 
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hell_demon said:
can it be possible that using young's double slit experiment or by any metod on converging and magnifying the intensity of microwaves it can give same effect as LASER

Consider how small those slits would need to be... that said... if you COULD do that, yes, but why? a LASER vs. a MASER is a matter of wavelength along the EM spectrum.
 


The first devices that performed "amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" did in fact operate in the microwave band. Masers came before lasers.
 


jtbell said:
The first devices that performed "amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" did in fact operate in the microwave band. Masers came before lasers.

In double-slit experiments?!
 


i meant better than laser in the way of reaching it's maximum functionality in the time period less then the laser and might have more efficiency/intensity then laser.
 


hell_demon said:
i meant better than laser in the way of reaching it's maximum functionality in the time period less then the laser and might have more efficiency/intensity then laser.

Boy, how does the functionality of an interference device relate to the functionality of a laser? One is a passive bit of geometry and the other is an amplifying device.
 


jtbell said:
The first devices that performed "amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" did in fact operate in the microwave band. Masers came before lasers.

I have a mongraph on my shelves, from the 60s, entitled "Optical Masers" by O S Heavens
 

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