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are spaced (or "quantized") such that electrons can absorb a quantum of light (or photon) of a specific frequency. For example, in most glasses, electrons have no available energy levels above them in the range of that associated with visible light, or if they do, the transition to them would violate selection rules, meaning there is no appreciable absorption in pure (undoped) glasses, making them ideal

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