Stimulated Emission | Lasers in Dentistry: Minimally Invasive ...
Stimulated Emission. Stimulated emission is a phenomenon that occurs within the active medium. For example, in solid state Er:YAG lasers the erbium is stimulated by light from a flashlamp with a process known as optical pumping. As an erbium atom absorbs a photon, its electrons are elevated to higher energy level.