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Q-SWITCH EFFECT [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Optical Glass
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • The Eye
DEF

A temporary increase in spectral transmittance of a filter caused by a high-pulse-power laser beam ...

OBS

Examples of high-pulse-power laser beam: a picosecond or femtosecond laser beam.

OBS

The process is reversible; the low-level transmission is not affected.

OBS

This process is also called the "Q-switch effect."

OBS

induced transmission: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Oeil
DEF

Augmentation temporaire du facteur de transmission spectrale d'un filtre provoquée par un faisceau laser à forte puissance d'impulsion [...]

OBS

Exemples de faisceaux laser à forte puissance d'impulsion : un faisceau laser picoseconde ou un faisceau laser femtoseconde.

OBS

Le processus est réversible; la transmission à faible niveau n'est pas affectée.

OBS

Ce phénomène est également désigné par l'expression «effet Q-switch».

OBS

transmission induite : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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