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self-pulsations

self-pulsations is the plural of self-pulsation.

Meaning of self-pulsation

Noun

self-pulsation (countable and uncountable, plural self-pulsations)

  1. A transient phenomenon in continuous-wave lasers. As the pump is switched on, the gain in the active medium rises and exceeds the steady-state value. The number of photons in the cavity increases, depleting the gain below the steady-state value, and so on. The laser pulsates; the output power at the peaks can be orders of magnitude larger than that between pulses. The amplitude then gradually reduces and decays.

Questions about self-pulsations

What is self-pulsations the plural of?
Self-pulsations is the plural of self-pulsation.

Words near self-pulsations in the dictionary

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  4. self-pulsate
  5. self-pulsation
  6. self-pulsations
  7. self-punishment
  8. self-qualification
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  10. self-qualifies
  11. self-qualify

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