How to make a laser

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Submission Information
Authors	Sam McKagan, Kathy Perkins and Carl Wieman
Contact Email	sam.mckagan@gmail.com
School / Organization	University of Colorado
Submitted	06/07/23
Updated	10/04/20
Contribution Description
Title	How to make a laser
Simulations	Laser
Keywords	laser, phet activity, photon, light, radiation
Description	This is a homework activity that guides students through the process of making a laser, examining the physical processes involved. It was developed to be used in a modern physics course, after lecture instruction on atomic transitions and lasers. For more details about the course, please see: http://per.colorado.edu/modern. This activity was used in a course where questions were constrained to being multiple choice or numeric for computer grading, so it is not as inquiry based.
Level	Undergraduate - Advanced, Undergraduate - Intro
Type	Homework
Subject	Physics
Answers Included	No
Language	English

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