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Pumping Mechanisms
The energy input required to achieve population inversion is called the pump source. The mechanism of pumping depends entirely on the state of the gain medium:
Optical Pumping: Used typically for solid-state and gas lasers (e.g., Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd:YAG)/) or Ruby lasers). …