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The Photonics Quiz

Test yourself by solving a set of questions concerning laser technology, optical fibers, and nonlinear optics! The following questions are mostly solvable by using the RP Photonics Encyclopedia. Note that in some cases more than one answer is correct.

Question 7

A laser pulse is generated in a Q-switched solid-state laser. At what time does gain saturation become strong?

(a) when the intensity reaches the saturation intensity

(b) when the temporally integrated intracavity power reaches the saturation energy

(c) when the temporally integrated intracavity power reaches the stored energy

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