2 - Population Inversion & Light Amplification
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Practice Questions
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What is population inversion?
💡 Hint: Think about the balance of energy states in atoms.
Why is pumping necessary for a laser?
💡 Hint: Consider how energy influences the states of atoms.
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What condition is necessary for population inversion?
💡 Hint: Think about what 'inversion' means.
True or false: Stimulated emission is less significant than spontaneous emission.
💡 Hint: What dominates when population inversion is achieved?
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Given a system where there are 150 atoms in the ground state, how many need to be in the excited state for population inversion?
💡 Hint: Think about how N2 must be greater than N1.
A laser operates with a pumped medium resulting in a 4x increase in photon production due to stimulated emission. If initially there were 500 photons, how many are there after stimulation?
💡 Hint: Consider how stimulated emission leads to a multiplying effect on the number of photons.
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