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amplifier amplitude angle angstrom units antenna aperture Apollo 14 applied band bandwidth basic bundle capacitor carrier cathode channels chromium circuit coherent light continuous-wave demodulator device diameter diode elec electric field electromagnetic electron beam emission emitted energy level fiber optics flash tube focused gas laser glass GRID VOLTAGE helium helix high-energy higher energy level hologram holography inches incoherent infrared input joules Kerr cell kilohertz lamp laser beam light beam light source light spectrum lower energy magnetic field maser material megahertz microns microwave modulation molecules number of atoms operation orbit oscillator output phase photoelectric photon plate population inversion possible power level power supply produce ptwt pulse pumping quency radiation radio reflected reflector retroreflector ruby crystal ruby laser ruby rod satellite shown in Fig signal solid-state lasers subcarrier switch techniques Telstar thyratron transmission transmitted traveling-wave tube trigger VERTICAL POLARIZER visible light voltage watts wave wavelength