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Exercise 12 A dye laser is reported to have a CW power output of $P_{cw} = 10$ W. If the system is to be Q-switched with a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz and a pulse width of 0.25 ms a) Estimate the instantaneous power in a Q-switched pulse b) Estimate the energy in each pulse.

          Exercise 12
A dye laser is reported to have a CW power output of $P_{cw} = 10$ W. If the system is to be
Q-switched with a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz and a pulse width of 0.25 ms
a) Estimate the instantaneous power in a Q-switched pulse
b) Estimate the energy in each pulse.

Exercise 12
A dye laser is reported to have a CW power output of Pcw = 10 W. If the system is to be
Q-switched with a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz and a pulse width of 0.25 ms
a) Estimate the instantaneous power in a Q-switched pulse
b) Estimate the energy in each pulse.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Given: CW power output, Pcw = 10 W Pulse repetition rate, f = 1 kHz = 1000 pulses per second Pulse width, t = 0.25 ms = 0.25 x 10^-3 s To calculate the energy in each pulse, we can use the formula: Energy per pulse = Power x Time Energy per pulse = Pcw x Show more…

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Exercise 12: A dye laser is reported to have a CW power output of Pcw = 10 W. If the system is to be Q-switched with a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz and a pulse width of 0.25 ms, estimate the instantaneous power in a Q-switched pulse. b) Estimate the energy in each pulse.