List of laser types

List of laser types

This is a list of laser types, their operational wavelengths, and their applications. Many thousands of kinds of laser are known, but most of them are not used beyond specialised research.

Gas lasers

Metal-vapor lasers

Other types of lasers

ee also

* Laser construction

References

An excellent introduction to many types of lasers is given in the book:Laser Fundamentals, by William T SilfvastPublisher: Cambridge University Press (May 31, 1996)ISBN-10: 0521556171ISBN-13: 978-0521556170


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