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[[Image:Laser 1966 French Satelite with Doppler Laser Attribution.jpg|thumb|right|The scientific satellite, Diadème with two radio transmitters and a laser - Image by Pline and The Museum of Air and Space in Paris, France ]] | |||
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 == | |||
*'''[[: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]]''' - the uses and benefits of lasers | |||
*'''[[:Category:Laser excitation|Laser excitation]]''' - using lasers to excite isotopes to induce separation or for other purposes | |||
*'''[[:Category:Laser transitions|Laser transitions]]''' - or amplifier transition, a transition between two electronic levels of some laser-active ion | |||
*'''[[: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]]''' - a laser diode in which the active region of the device is narrow enough to cause quantum confinement | |||
*'''[[:Category:Ring lasers|Ring lasers]]''' - a laser in which the laser cavity has the shape of a ring | |||
*'''[[: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-state lasers]]''' - a laser that uses a gain medium that is solid rather than liquid or gas | |||
*'''[[: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 19:27, 16 April 2014
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
- 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 transitions - or amplifier transition, a transition between two electronic levels of some laser-active ion
- 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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