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LASER PRINCIPLES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who built the first working laser?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles H. Townes

c)

Gordon Gould

d)

Theodore H. Maiman

2.

What principle allows lasers to amplify light?

a)

Passive absorption

b)

Spontaneous emission

c)

Stimulated emission

d)

Random emission

3.

Which of the following is NOT a property of laser light?

a)

Coherence

b)

High directivity

c)

Monochromaticity

d)

Low intensity of beam

4.

What is population inversion in the context of laser operation?

a)

All atoms emitting light simultaneously

b)

Equal number of atoms in all energy states

c)

More atoms in the excited state than in the ground state

d)

More atoms in the ground state than in the excited state

5.

Which type of laser was produced by Ali Javan and William R. Bennett?

a)

Diode laser

b)

Gas laser

c)

Liquid laser

d)

Solid-state laser

6.

During stimulated absorption, what happens to an atom's electron?

a)

It emits a photon

b)

It remains in its original state

c)

It drops to a lower energy level  

d)

It jumps to a higher energy level

7.

What year was the first functioning laser operated?

a)

1917

b)

1953

c)

1960

d)

1970

8.

Which process leads to the emission of a photon identical to an incoming photon?

a)

Passive radiation

b)

Random reflection

c)

Spontaneous absorption

d)

Stimulated emission

9.

What technique is used to achieve population inversion in a laser?

a)

Cooling the system to absolute zero

b)

Pumping energy into the system

c)

Reducing the wavelength of light

d)

Allowing natural emissions to occur

10.

Which of the following describes coherence in laser light?

a)

Light with low intensity

b)

Light that scatters in all directions

c)

Light with different frequencies and phases

d)

Light with the same phase, frequency, and wavelength