Which risk increases when a pulsed laser experiences thermal blooming?

💡 Explanation

Thermal blooming occurs due to localized heating, driving changes in refractive index; this causes beam divergence when focusing, resulting in reduced precision because this is a thermal effect distorting the beam, therefore spot accuracy decreases on defined targets rather than other laser properties being enhanced.

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