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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

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 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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