carbon dioxide gas laser

carbon dioxide gas laser

[¦kär·bən dī′äk‚sīd ′gas ‚lā·zər]

(physics)

A powerful, continuously operating laser in the infrared that can emit several hundred watts of power at a wavelength of 10.6 micrometers.

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