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<p>The <b>active laser medium</b> (also called a <b>gain medium</b> or <b>lasing medium</b>) is the source of optical <a href="page.php?w=gain_%28laser%29">gain</a> within a <a href="page.php?w=laser">laser</a>. The gain results from the <a href="page.php?w=stimulated_emission">stimulated emission</a> of <a href="page.php?w=photon">photon</a>s through electronic or molecular transitions to a lower <a href="page.php?w=Energy_level">energy state</a> from a higher energy state previously populated by a <a href="page.php?w=laser_pumping">pump source</a>.</p><p>
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