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Laser equipment
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Laser equipment
Optical fibre
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
A filament of quartz or other optical material capable of transmitting light along its length by multiple internal reflection and emitting it at the end.
Optical Pumping
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
The excitation of the lasing medium by the application of light rather than electrical discharge.
Optical Radiation
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
Ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation (0.35-1.4 nm) that falls in the region of transmittance of the human eye.
Optically Pumped Lasers
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
A type of laser that derives energy from another light source such as a xenon or krypton flashlamp or other laser source.
Output Coupler
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
Partially reflective mirror in laser cavity which allows emission of laser light.
Output Power
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
The energy per second measured in watts emitted from the laser in the form of coherent light.
Photocoagulation
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
Use of the laser beam to heat tissue below vaporisation temperatures with the principal objective being to stop bleeding and coagulate tissue.
