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From: Herbert H Gottlieb [mailto:herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 11:47 AM
To: PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
Subject: Re: green HeNe lasers
[snip]
However the index of refraction of the tritanium
dioxide and the silicon dioxide must also be
considered because light travels slower in these materials than it does
in air.
And, most of us haven't seen tritanium dioxide since the last Star Trek
movie!
:)
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