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Which consequence results when thermal lensing in a pulsed laser rod nears a critical threshold?

A)Reduced laser energy extraction efficiency
B)Increased stimulated emission cross-section
C)Improved beam pointing stability
D)Enhanced coherence length of output

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Reduced laser energy extraction occurs because nonuniform temperature causes the refractive index to vary, so thermal lensing becomes significant. This induces aberrations due to phase front distortions, therefore preventing efficient amplification rather than enhancing coherence because the mode structure suffers.

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