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In LASIK surgery, a laser is used to reshape the cornea of the eye to improve vision. The laser produces extremely short pulses of light, each containing 1.0 mJ of energy. Part A In each pulse there are 9.7×1014 photons. What is the wavelength of the laser?

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To solve this problem it is necessary to apply the related concepts laser pulse energy.

By definition the energy of a laser pulse in terms of number of photons is

[tex]E = N \frac{hc}{\lambda}[/tex]

Where,

[tex]\lambda =[/tex] Wavelength

N = Number of photons in each laser pulse

h = Planck constant

c = Speed of light

We need to find the wavelength, then re-arrange the equation we have

[tex]\lambda = \frac{Nhc}{E}[/tex]

Converting the unit the energy from J to eV, we have

[tex]E= 1*10^{-3}J(\frac{1eV}{1.6*10^{-19}J})[/tex]

[tex]E = 6.25*10^{15}eV[/tex]

Replacing,

[tex]\lambda = \frac{Nhc}{E}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = \frac{(9.7*10^{14})(4.136*10^{-15})(3*10^8)}{6.25*10^{15}}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = 192.4nm[/tex]

Therefore the wavelength of the laser is 182.4nm

Note: The Planck constant used is in units of eV.

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