Have you ever wondered why you just can’t just shine a flashlight through a lens and call it a laser? It’s because of the way a laser generates light in the first place.


The word LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
That’s a mouthful. Let’s break it down.


Let’s do an experiment that shows you how a laser is different from light from a flashlight by looking at the wavelengths that make up the light.


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