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lasing

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[ley-zing] / ˈleɪ zɪŋ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of lasing

lase + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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"This makes it much easier to achieve lasing," emphasizes Prof. Szczytko.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

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

Helium-neon lasers often have continuous output, because the population inversion can be maintained even while lasing occurs.

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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