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*'''[[:Category:Atom lasers|Atom lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Atom lasers|Atom lasers]]''' - a coherent state of propagating atoms | ||
*'''[[:Category:Chemical lasers|Chemical lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Chemical lasers|Chemical lasers]]''' - a laser that obtains its energy from a chemical reaction | ||
*'''[[:Category:Free electron lasers|Free electron lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Free electron lasers|Free electron lasers]]''' - or FEL, a laser that shares the same optical properties as a conventional laser, but which use a relativistic electron beam as a lasing medium | ||
*'''[[:Category:Gas lasers|Gas lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Gas lasers|Gas lasers]]''' - a laser in which the electric current is discharged through a gas to produce coherent light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Laser applications|Laser applications]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Laser applications|Laser applications]]''' - the uses and benefits of lasers | ||
*'''[[:Category:Laser excitation|Laser excitation]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Laser excitation|Laser excitation]]''' - using lasers to excite isotopes to induce separation or for other purposes | ||
*'''[[:Category:Laser modes|Laser modes]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Laser modes|Laser modes]]''' - the different states of oscillating laser waves, such as continuous-wave or quasi-contiunous wave | ||
*'''[[:Category:Laser stability|Laser stability]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Laser stability|Laser stability]]''' - the minimization of undesired vibrations in a laser | ||
*'''[[:Category:Laser transitions|Laser transitions]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Laser transitions|Laser transitions]]''' - or amplifier transition, a transition between two electronic levels of some laser-active ion | ||
*'''[[:Category:Power lasers|Power lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Power lasers|Power lasers]]''' - lasers with high output powers | ||
*'''[[:Category:Pump lasers|Pump lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Pump lasers|Pump lasers]]''' - lasers that use energy transfer from an external source into the gain medium of the laser | ||
*'''[[:Category:Quantum well lasers|Quantum well lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Quantum well lasers|Quantum well lasers]]''' - a laser diode in which the active region of the device is narrow enough to cause quantum confinement | ||
*'''[[:Category:Ring lasers|Ring lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Ring lasers|Ring lasers]]''' - a laser in which the laser cavity has the shape of a ring | ||
*'''[[:Category:Semiconductor lasers|Semiconductor lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Semiconductor lasers|Semiconductor lasers]]''' - lasers based on a semiconductor gain media, where optical gain is achieved by stimulated emission at an interband transition | ||
*'''[[:Category:Solid lasers|Solid lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Solid lasers|Solid-state lasers]]''' - a laser that uses a gain medium that is solid rather than liquid or gas | ||
*'''[[:Category:Surface emitting lasers|Surface emitting lasers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Surface emitting lasers|Surface emitting lasers]]''' - a laser in which light propagates in the direction perpendicular to the surface, a type of semiconductor laser | ||
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Revision as of 23:40, 15 January 2012
An acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation, lasers are a focused beam which has many applications in today's world. See the main Laser article for a history of this technology
Subcategories
- Atom lasers - a coherent state of propagating atoms
- Chemical lasers - a laser that obtains its energy from a chemical reaction
- Free electron lasers - or FEL, a laser that shares the same optical properties as a conventional laser, but which use a relativistic electron beam as a lasing medium
- Gas lasers - a laser in which the electric current is discharged through a gas to produce coherent light
- Laser applications - the uses and benefits of lasers
- Laser excitation - using lasers to excite isotopes to induce separation or for other purposes
- Laser modes - the different states of oscillating laser waves, such as continuous-wave or quasi-contiunous wave
- Laser stability - the minimization of undesired vibrations in a laser
- Laser transitions - or amplifier transition, a transition between two electronic levels of some laser-active ion
- Power lasers - lasers with high output powers
- Pump lasers - lasers that use energy transfer from an external source into the gain medium of the laser
- Quantum well lasers - a laser diode in which the active region of the device is narrow enough to cause quantum confinement
- Ring lasers - a laser in which the laser cavity has the shape of a ring
- Semiconductor lasers - lasers based on a semiconductor gain media, where optical gain is achieved by stimulated emission at an interband transition
- Solid-state lasers - a laser that uses a gain medium that is solid rather than liquid or gas
- Surface emitting lasers - a laser in which light propagates in the direction perpendicular to the surface, a type of semiconductor laser
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