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Amode of laser operation extensively employed for the generation of high pulse power is known as Q-switching. It has been so designated because the optical Q of the resonant cavity is altered when this technique is used [8.1, 2]. As was discussed in Chap. 3, the quality factor Q is defined as the ratio of the energy stored in the cavity to the energy loss per cycle. Consequently, the higher the quality factor, the lower the losses.
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Koechner, W. (2006). Q-Switching. In: Solid-State Laser Engineering. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29338-8_9
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