Science glossary film: Stimulated emission

Stimulated emission

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As distinct from spontaneous emission, stimulated emission is the process in which a photon is emitted from an atom or molecule when hit by another photon of the right energy.

The process in which a photon is emitted from an atom or molecule when hit by another photon of the right energy. This process occurs in a laser to create a beam of millions of photons of the same frequency and traveling in the same direction.

This process occurs in a laser to create a beam of millions of photons of the same frequency and traveling in the same direction.

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