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Northrop Grumman has developed lasers, laser systems and laser technologies for a wide variety of applications since 1970.

What is a Laser?
A laser, short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, is a very intense, highly directional beam of light. A laser is commonly produced by "exciting" the atoms or molecules in a material in a very controlled manner until they emit photons in a very organized or coherent fashion. Chemical lasers are devices whose excited species are formed by chemical reactions. Solid-state lasers (SSLs) use a crystalline or glass material doped with an ion, which is the lasing species.    Read More
What is a Laser System?
A laser system for defense applications consists of three subsystems.    Read More

 
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