Which outcome occurs when high-powered lasers induce rapid heating?

💡 Explanation

The Laser-Induced Thermal Lens effect bends the laser beam because the laser modifies the refractive index of the medium it passes through. This is a thermal effect; therefore, it arises through rapid modulated heating, rather than some other effect.

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