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spaser

spaser noun: the nanoplasmonic counterpart of a laser; a nanoscale source of optical fields with potential uses in nanoscale lithography, probing and microscopy.

Noun

spaser (plural spasers)

  1. The nanoplasmonic counterpart of a laser; a nanoscale source of optical fields with potential uses in nanoscale lithography, probing and microscopy.

Forms of spaser

pluralspasers

Origin of spaser

Acronym for "surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"; compare laser. The phenomenon was first described by Bergman and Stockman in 2003, and the first such device was announced in 2009.

Questions about spaser

What does spaser mean?
Spaser means the nanoplasmonic counterpart of a laser; a nanoscale source of optical fields with potential uses in nanoscale lithography, probing and microscopy.
What part of speech is spaser?
Spaser is a noun.
What is the plural of spaser?
The plural of spaser is spasers.

Words near spaser in the dictionary

  1. sparves
  2. sparviter
  3. sparviters
  4. spary
  5. spas
  6. spaser
  7. spasers
  8. spasibo
  9. Spasimir
  10. spasm
  11. spasm band

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