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Q-spoil en · VERB
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Synonym of Q-switch.
By properly choosing the parameters, the diffracted beam can be deflected out of the laser resonant cavity, thereby providing an energy loss which is sufficient to Q-spoil the cavity.
2013, Walter Koechner, Solid-State Laser Engineering, page 483:Alternatively, the system can be adjusted to Q-spoil the modes, thereby providing a dark trace.
1967, Microwave Research Institute Symposia Series - Volume 17, page 68:The ruby laser line may be o broadened to ~ 1 Å if a Kerr Cell is used to Q-spoil the laser for short, high-power pulses.
1964, Robert E. Ellis, Frederick R. Kovar, Feasibility considerations in the application of laser diagnostics to plasmas of density ~1013 cm⁻³, page 27:
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Q-switch