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The Ruby Laser Invented in 1960 by Ted Maiman at Hughes Research Labs, it was the first laser! Ruby is a three-level system, so you have to hit it hard. The Ruby Laser The ruby laser uses a ruby crystal as active medium- As a pumping mechanism it uses a flash lamp that often surrounds the ruby rod. It is the Cr 3+ (chromium ions of the ruby that are excited by the flash and emits laser light. The ruby laser lases at 694 nm, i.e. in the red wavelength region. Ruby lasers are still used for some applications, but are not common due to their low efficiency 61 62 Nd:YAG laser neodymium:yttrium-a