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Lasers (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) A laser is a device that can produce a very narrow intense beam of monochromatic coherent light. The emitted beam is nearly perfect plane wave. Common Laser System Stimulated Emission (1) It is pointed out by Einstein that: Atoms in an excited state can be stimulated to jump to a lower energy level when they are struck by a photon of incident light whose energy is the same as the energy-level difference involved in the jump. The electron thus emits a photon of the same wavelength as the incident photon. The incident and emitted photons travel away from the atom in phase. This process is called stimulated emission. Stimulated Emission (2) Inverted Population Metastable State 2. The higher state must be a metastable state – a state in which the electrons remain longer than usual so that the transition to the lower state occurs by stimulated emission rather than spontaneously. Laser Tube The diagram below shows how stimulated emission builds up a strong coherent wave in a laser tube Properties of Laser Light Monochromaticity Laser light is concentrated in a narrow range of wavelengths Coherence All the emitted photons bear a constant phase relationship with each other in both time and phase Directionality laser light is usually low in divergence High Irradiance light possesses high radiant power per unit area Uses of Laser (1) In medicine to break up gallstones and kidney stones, to weld broken tissue (e.g. detached retina) to destroy cancerous and precancerous cells; at the same time, the heat seal off capillaries, to remove plaque clogging human arteries. Uses of Laser (2) In industry to drill tiny holes in hard materials, for welding and machining, for lining up equipment precisely, especially in inaccessible places. Uses of laser (3) In everyday life to be used as bar-code readers, to be used in compact disc players, to produce short pulses of light used in digital communications, to prod