Lasers are produced by:

Correct answer: A. Stimulated emission

  • A. Stimulated emission
  • B. Spontaneous emission
  • C. Absorption
  • D. All of these options are correct

Explanation

In laser action the stimulating emission triggers a chain reaction in which the radiation from one atom stimulates another in succession until all the excited atoms in the system have returned to normalcy. In doing so, coherent monochromatic light (light of a single wavelength) is emitted

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