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A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories, based on theoretical work by Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow.A laser differs from other sources of light in that it emits light which is coherent. Spatial coherence allows a laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling applications such as laser cutting and lithography. Spatial coherence also allows a laser beam to stay narrow over great distances (collimation), enabling applications such as laser pointers and lidar. Lasers can also have high temporal coherence, which allows them to emit light with a very narrow spectrum. Alternatively, temporal coherence can be used to produce ultrashort pulses of light with a broad spectrum but durations as short as a femtosecond.

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Book category Books in German Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik Medizin Medizinische Fachberufe

• Full title: Lasers
• Author: Rohit S.
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68
• EAN: 9786204184623
• ISBN: 6204184628
• ID: 37012912
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Weight: 119 g
• Dimensions: 220 × 150 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. July 2021

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