Nope. Photons are particles given off by molecules that are stimulated particularly. Time for a Physics 101 thread!
It's been almost thiry years since I taught Physics 101 to undergrads, but I don't need a refresher. You do.
Photons are the basic quantum mechanical particles of all electromagnetic radiation. They don't have to be "stimulated particularly."
I knew this discussion was going to degenerate into a bunch of "physics" sooner or later! :(
Sorry pal. I think you’re thinking of lasers, which indeed emit photons. But that is not the only source of photons, not by a long shot.
The radar “waves” emitted and detected by radar antennas are themselves a type of photon. Every kind of electromagnetic radiation is composed of photons.
Sorry pal. I think you’re thinking of lasers, which indeed emit photons. But that is not the only source of photons, not by a long shot.
The radar “waves” emitted and detected by radar antennas are themselves a type of photon. Every kind of electromagnetic radiation is composed of photons.