Finding out more could have implications for designing and building new forms of laser that work at wavelengths beyond those that conventional lasers operate at. (newscientist.com)
Conventional lasers build their bright beams by bouncing light back and forth between two mirrors and through a block of material called the gain medium. (newscientist.com)
This means significantly less light is needed to get the same imaging quality as conventional laser radar. (newscientist.com)