Acronym: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A device that generates an intense shaft of coherent monochromatic light by stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms or molecules.
Examples of packaged solid state lasers.Image supplied courtesy of nanoplus.
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