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quantum cascade laser

quantum cascade laser noun: a laser that operates by analogy with an electronic waterfall, with electrons cascading down a series of small steps emitting a photon at each step.

Noun

quantum cascade laser (plural quantum cascade lasers)

  1. A laser that operates by analogy with an electronic waterfall, with electrons cascading down a series of small steps emitting a photon at each step.

Forms of quantum cascade laser

pluralquantum cascade lasers

Origin of quantum cascade laser

quantum after the behavior of electrons and photons, cascade for a series of small steps, describing an implementation of a laser.

Questions about quantum cascade laser

What does quantum cascade laser mean?
Quantum cascade laser means a laser that operates by analogy with an electronic waterfall, with electrons cascading down a series of small steps emitting a photon at each step.
What part of speech is quantum cascade laser?
Quantum cascade laser is a noun.
What is the plural of quantum cascade laser?
The plural of quantum cascade laser is quantum cascade lasers.

Words near quantum cascade laser in the dictionary

  1. quantum anomaly
  2. quantum biophysics
  3. quantum bit
  4. quantum bits
  5. quantum bogosort
  6. quantum cascade laser
  7. quantum cascade lasers
  8. quantum chemistry
  9. quantum chromodynamics
  10. quantum coherence
  11. quantum coherences

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