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Laser Components

Active Fibers

Reactive fibers are fibers that have one or more laser active dopants in the fiber core. In most cases, th

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Academic Terminology

Absorptivity

The absorption rate of an object or surface is the ratio of the thermal radiation energy projected onto th

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Laser Components

Q-Switch

Q switching is a technique that adjusts the Q factor of the laser resonator by adjusting the intracavity l

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Academic Terminology

Buff Clamp

The definition of gain clamping is a strict restriction on the gain of certain amplifiers or lasers, usual

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Academic Terminology

Laser Threshold

The threshold of a laser is a state in which the small-signal gain is just equal to the resonator loss so