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A source of @UT07492@, @VT07496@, or @IT07399@ radiation which produces light amplification by @S06015@ of radiation from which the acronym is derived. The light emitted is coherent except for @S06145@ emission. The essential elements of a laser are: 1, an @A00106@; 2, a pumping process to make a @P04759@; and 3, suitable geometry of optical feedback elements. The @A00106@ consists of a host material (gas, liquid or solid) containing an @A00110@.
See:
argon ion laser
, atomic laser
, CO2 laser
, chemical laser
, copper vapour laser
, crystal laser
, diode laser
, dye laser
, excimer laser
, free electron laser
, free-running laser
, gas laser
, glass laser
, helium–cadmium laser
, helium–neon laser
, ion laser
, krypton ion laser
, mode-locked laser
, molecular laser
, neodymium laser
, nitrogen laser
, organic dye laser
, Q-switched laser
, ruby laser
, solid state lasers
See also:
lasing
Sources:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913. (Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1915 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2251 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913. (Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1915 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2251 [Terms] [Paper]