Can Laser Amplification Be Achieved with an External Light Source?

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wasi-uz-zaman
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hi , does input light signal for laser amplification has to be provided by the external source or it is created by lasing material itself?
 
Every laser starts from the background signal given by spontaneous emission.
 
You can also seed one laser with a different laser as is typical for tunable lasers like Ti:Sapph.