Lasers are used in CD players, dental drills, eye surgery, and even tattoo removal. But what exactly is a laser? Learn about the various types of lasers and how they generate such concentrated light. ... ­But lasers play a pivotal role in our everyday lives, too. The fact is, they show up in an amazing range of products...
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Lasers are used to cut precise patterns in glass and metal, to reshape corneas to correct poor vision, and to provide intense heat in controlled fusion experiments. But we also use lasers as very precise light sources in supermarket checkout lines, CD players, and to transmit most telephone signals.
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Laser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A laser is a device that emits light (electromagnetic radiation) through a process called stimulated emission . Laser light is usually spatially coherent, which means that the light either is emit...
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Comments? Contact the webmaster. Who invented the laser? What is a laser? Why are lasers important? What's happening today? Where can I learn more? Bell Labs return...
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First built in 1960, lasers now range in size from semiconductor lasers as small as a grain of salt to solid-state and gas lasers as large as a storage building. The light beam produced by most lasers is pencil-thin and maintains its size and direction over very large distances.
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Many different materials can be used as lasers. Some, like the ruby laser, emit short pulses of laser light. Others, like helium-neon gas lasers or liquid dye lasers emit a continuous beam of light. See - How a Laser Works...
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