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How do you make a mode-locked laser?
Given Mode-locked lasers are lasers that are capable of producing intense ultra-short pulses of light at a very high rate. Concepts Set 1 Take a bunch of atoms, excite them and place them in a box covered with mirrors in … Continue reading
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Tagged constructive interference, dispersion, Fabry-Pérot cavity, femtolaser, gain medium, inertial confinement, Kerr-lens mode-locking, LASIK, linewidth, lithium niobate, mode-locked laser, optical cavity, Q-switching
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What is a fusion reaction?
The Copernican February 21, 2014 Last week, the National Ignition Facility, USA, announced that it had breached the first step in triggering a fusion reaction. But what is a fusion reaction? Here are some answers from Prof. Bora – which … Continue reading
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Tagged deuterium, electrical energy, fusion power, inertial confinement, ITER, magnetic confinement, National Ignition Facility, nuclear fusion, tokamak, tritium
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