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lasing

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[lay-zing] / ˈleɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Optics.
  1. the generation of coherent light by a laser.


Etymology

Origin of lasing

lase + -ing 1

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"Nanowires of layered perovskites could be readily assembled with tailorable lengths and high-quality cavities to provide an ideal platform to study lasing, light propagation and anisotropic excitonic behaviors in layered perovskites."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024

Beijing was first caught by the U.S. military lasing an American spy satellite in 2006.

From Washington Times ● May 10, 2021

Invented in 1960, lasers use an external "pump," such as a flash lamp, to excite electrons within the atoms of a lasing material—usually a gas, crystal, or semiconductor.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2018

Lasers are constructed from many types of lasing materials, including gases, liquids, solids, and semiconductors.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

In lasing without inversion, two coupling lasers give ground-state atoms two paths to one higher energy level.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 9, 2012

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