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Bozeman Science: Stimulated Emission

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In the following video Paul Andersen explains how stimulated emission can be used to create coherent light. When an atom absorbs a photon it moves to a higher energy level through stimulated absorption. It may then release a photon and moves to a lower energy level through spontaneous emission. [3:31]

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absorption
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coherence, coherent light, spontaneous emission, stimulated absorption, stimulated emission, emission, emission and absorption spectra
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)