15 Questions
LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of ______
Radiation
A laser emits light that is highly ______
directional
The light from a laser is said to be ______, which means that the wavelengths of the laser light are in phase in space and time
coherent
The active medium of a laser may be solid crystals such as ruby or, liquid dyes, gases like CO2 or ______
Helium/Neon
Laser light can deposit a lot of energy within a small ______
area
Lasers emit light that is highly ______
directional
The light emitted from a laser is ______, that is, it is of one color/wavelength
monochromatic
A laser is a device that generates light by a process called ______
stimulated emission
The light from a laser is said to be ______, which means that the wavelengths of the laser light are in phase in space and time
coherent
The active medium of a laser may be solid crystals such as ruby or, liquid dyes, gases like CO2 or ______
Helium/Neon
Lasers emit light that is highly ______
directional
The light from a laser is said to be ______, which means that the wavelengths of the laser light are in phase in space and time
coherent
The active medium of a laser may be solid crystals such as ruby or, liquid dyes, gases like CO2 or ______
Helium/Neon
Laser light can deposit a lot of energy within a small ______
area
The light emitted from a laser is ______, that is, it is of one color/wavelength
monochromatic
Learn about the basic principles of lasers in the field of medicine, including the process of stimulated emission, monochromaticity, coherence, and directionality of laser light.
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