How Do Lasers Work?

Concentrated light can be incredibly powerful and useful. Learn how laser beams are produced by controlling how atoms emit photons of light.

Physics - Waves - Learning Points.

Lasers are photons of the same frequency going in the same direction.

LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

A laser is both strong and accurate.

Lasers are found in DVDs and used to cut metals and perform eye surgery.

A Twig Context Film.
Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.