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This type of amplifier relies on energy stored in a light beam that acts as a "pump."

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

They recruit a bass player named Bill Perks, who compensates for his lack of blues knowledge by bringing along an enormous amplifier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Laney was playing bass in local band The Band of Joy with John Bonham on drums and Robert Plant on vocals when he built his first amplifier in his father's garage.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

A few paces away, Jerry Garcia’s “Budman” amplifier, once part of the Grateful Dead’s three-story high “Wall of Sound,” perched atop a podium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

Then they headed down the stairs and to the left of the chamber where that poor old Grisha amplifier had tested him.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Optical amplifiers work much like audio amplifiers, except they boost light instead of sound.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

So I made ‘Planet Rock’ over and I was listening to it on these big amplifiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Plus, China is the single supplier for various equipment for quantum computing, including laser diodes, mirrors, and amplifiers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

Drummer Colin Ward remembers the young guitarist kicking his amplifiers before taking his frustration one step further.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025

As I began to play the song, the sound of the guitar blasted off the chamber walls and back out through the cave, despite the absence of any electricity or amplifiers.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline