Laser

Laser:

Acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A device that has mirrors at the ends and is filled with material such as crystal, glass, liquid, gas, or dye that has atoms, ions, or molecules capable of being excited to a metastable state by light,
electric discharge, or other stimulus. The transition from the metastable state back to the normal ground state is accompanied by the emission of photons that form a straight, coherent beam. Laser light is directional and covers a narrow range of wavelengths. It is
more coherent than ordinary light.