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No. A laser is a bean of light that propagates in one direction with little spread and generate light only over a very small range of wavelengths. The rays of sunlight are parallel only because of our great distance from the sun. Sunlight can be focused to a point using mirrors or lenses, but will spread out beyond that point, rather than as a coherent beam light a laser. Additionally, sunlight consists of the entire spectrum of light.

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What is laser used in CD and DVD?

Laser light is used in CDs and DVDs to read and write data. A laser beam is used to either create pits on a disc's surface (writing data) or to detect the patterns of pits (reading data) as the disc spins. The laser's focused beam allows for precise and fast data access on optical media.


Who built the first LASER?

The first laser was built by Theodore H. Maiman in 1960 at Hughes Research Laboratories. The laser used a ruby crystal as the gain medium and produced a red laser beam.


What is a Laser Compact?

A laser compact is a portable device that emits a concentrated beam of light through the use of a laser diode. It is commonly used for various applications such as pointing, leveling, or measuring distances. Laser compacts are small in size and easy to carry around.


Can a solar panel detect a laser pointer?

Yes. I saw a demonstration where a professor used a custom-built system consisting of: a speaker with a solar panel wired into the input line, and a laser pointer wired into the output line of an iPod. When the iPod played, it caused the laser pointer to activate, sending the beam (and energy) to the solar panel, which powered the speakers. He sent some music across the room with it. It was a great little project.


What type of gems is used to make lasers?

Gems such as ruby, sapphire, and garnet are commonly used in the construction of lasers. These gems are referred to as laser crystals and are chosen for their unique optical properties that help amplify and generate laser light.

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Is a laser artificial sunlight?

No. Laser light is artificial light, but it is not sunlight.


Can you turn sunlight into a laser beam?

Sunlight cannot be directly converted into a laser beam. Laser beams are produced using a different process that involves stimulating atoms or molecules to release photons in a coherent beam, which is not possible with sunlight alone.


Can sunlight pass through laser beam?

Yes, sunlight can pass through a laser beam as they are both forms of electromagnetic radiation. However, the laser beam may appear as a visible beam when sunlight is passing through it due to scattering and reflection effects.


Which laser type is used in laser printers?

The old laser printers used He-Ne laser , and the modern laser printers use infrared laser .


The term laser is a?

The word laser is a noun. It can be used in a sentence such as, "He pointed the laser at the screen when making a presentation." Laser can also be used as an adjective, such as in laser gun or laser beam.


What is a laser modulator used for?

A laser modulator is used to change modulate a beam of light (or laser). The easiest way that they modulate the laser, or light beam, is by changing the rate at which the laser is emitted from the source.


How is a laser printer used?

It works throug laser


Is dye or semiconductor or gas or excimer laser used in laser printers?

Semiconductor laser


What are laser scanners used for?

Laser scanners are used in: 3d printers, laser printers, for treatment of long-sighted eyes, laser shows, in microscopes, laser tv, LIDAR which is a technology that can determine the distance of objects. It is also used in barcode scanners.


How is a laser used in CD's and DVD's?

a laser is used to read the information on the bottom of the disk


What kind of laser is used in diffraction grating experiment?

laser is not used in that experiment. that was mercury lamp which is used for that exp.


Used laser engraving in German?

Used laser engraving is ...hat eine Lasergravur verwendet