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Laser Physic

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Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is a high intensity light source which emits a nearly parallel electromagnetic beam of given wavelength generated in a suitable atomic or molecular system by means of a quantum optical process.

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Fasano, V.A. (1986). Laser Physic. In: Fasano, V.A. (eds) Advanced Intraoperative Technologies in Neurosurgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8810-1_5

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