Q-spoil

English

Verb

Q-spoil (third-person singular simple present Q-spoils, present participle Q-spoiling, simple past and past participle Q-spoiled)

1. Synonym of Q-switch
   • 1964, Robert E. Ellis, Frederick R. Kovar, Feasibility considerations in the application of laser diagnostics to plasmas of density ~1013 cm^-3, page 27:

     The ruby laser line may be o broadened to ~ 1 Å if a Kerr Cell is used to Q-spoil the laser for short, high-power pulses.

   • 1967, Microwave Research Institute Symposia Series - Volume 17, page 68:

     Alternatively, the system can be adjusted to Q-spoil the modes, thereby providing a dark trace.

   • 2013, Walter Koechner, Solid-State Laser Engineering, page 483:

     By properly choosing the parameters, the diffracted beam can be deflected out of the laser resonant cavity, thereby providing an energy loss which is sufficient to Q-spoil the cavity.