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Record 1 1998-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

a laser that delivers its energy in discontinuous bursts i.e., there are time gaps during which no energy is emitted.

DEF

A laser which generates light in a pulse lasting a few hundred microseconds or less, with a peak power of tens of kilowatts or more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

laser dont l'émission de lumière se fait par impulsions commandées.

OBS

On appelle impulsion un courant dont la durée est très brève (de l'ordre de la microseconde) et qui atteint sa valeur maximale ou s'annule, en théorie, instantanément (...).

Key term(s)
  • laser impulsionnel

Spanish

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