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diode laser

–noun
a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
Also called semiconductor laser.
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diode laser  
n.  See semiconductor laser.
semiconductor laser  
n.  A solid-state device that consists of two outer semiconductor layers separated by a middle layer and generates laser radiation when charge carriers of opposite polarity, one each from the top and bottom layers, meet in the middle layer. Also called diode laser.
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diode laser  
See semiconductor laser.
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