Concept information
Preferred term
Lasers
Type
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Definition
- An optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is brought about using devices that transform light of varying frequencies into a single intense, nearly nondivergent beam of monochromatic radiation. Lasers operate in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet, or X-ray regions of the spectrum. The microwave equivalent of LASERS.
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BGSMMPN5-K
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