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The pulses are not entrained to software. They are inherent to the laser's design, such as with Q-switching.
by emchammer 2y ago
The pulses are not entrained to software. They are inherent to the laser's design, such as with Q-switching.
- vlovich123 2y agoI think ops point still holds - actively modulated q switches could still have a failure that pushes the laser outside the safety parameters, no? I don’t think OP was necessarily suggesting a software failure.
- emchammer 2y agoQ-switching does not operate like a transistor's base. It is more like the charge pump on a camera flash. It will not produce a high-power pulse if operated outside of parameters. There are other ways with different physics but comparable principles.