Laser applications

thumb|upright=1.5|Using a soldering iron to desolder a contact from a wire

technology that uses a laser to cut materials

range finding device using a laser beam to measure distance

variety of techniques where atomic samples are cooled via interacting with lasers

welding technique

handheld device that emits a laser

thumb|Schematic representation of stereolithography: a light-emitting device a) A laser or DLP selectively illuminates the transparent bottom c) of a tank b) filled with a liquid photo-polymerizing resin. The solidified resin d) is progressively dragged up by a lifting platform e) thumb|An SLA-produced part thumb|An SLA-printed model of a circuit board with various components to simulate the final product. Stereolithography (SLA or SL; also known as vat photopolymerisation, optical fabrication, photo-solidification, or resin printing) is a form of 3D printing technology used for creating model

directed-energy weapon system based on lasers

tag game played with lasers

laser interferometer designed to measure angular velocity

process that removes material from an object by heating it with a laser

additive manufacturing technique used for the low volume production of prototype models and functional components

laser tool with rotating, strong dot, often suitable for outdoor use

type of surgery that uses a laser

fictional technological device

controlled deflection of laser beams

practice of using lasers to engrave an object

A device used to make non-contact vibration measurement of a surface using a beam of light.

method of guiding a projectile to a target using a laser beam

parametric oscillator that oscillates at optical frequencies

bonding together of dissimilar metals

artificial star image created for use in astronomical adaptive optics imaging.

application of laser in medical field

Method of separating isotopes of uranium

physical vapor deposition technique using a high-power pulsed laser beam in a vacuum chamber

additive manufacturing technique

optical method of measuring fluid flow

lidar used to measure the speed of vehicles

type of maser

mechanism for coupling electronic excitation energy from intense electromagnetic fields into the atomic motion

thumb|A laser glass sculpture of a caffeine molecule

temperature-controlled chamber used to maintain the quartz crystal in electronic crystal oscillators at a constant temperature, in order to prevent changes in the frequency due to variations in ambient temperature

An electrolaser is a type of electroshock weapon that is also a directed-energy weapon. It uses lasers to form an electrically conductive laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC). A fraction of a second later, a powerful electric current is sent down this plasma channel and delivered to the target, thus functioning overall as a large-scale, high energy, long-distance version of the Taser electroshock gun.

laser to generate a laser line instead of a point

additive manufacturing technology