How to Use lase in a Sentence

lase

verb
  • The ytterbium ions provide the optical gain needed for lasing.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The aim right now is to keep decreasing the lasing threshold even further to completely eliminate heating issues.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2017
  • By having photons of a specific wavelength build up in the lasing cavity, that same-frequency emission gets stimulated over and over again.
    — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The resulting device was photopumped, meaning an external light source supplied the energy needed for lasing.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Interstate 94 is seeing a major reconstruction project that will rebuild nearly 13 miles with work lasing until 2028.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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