Which risk increases when a pulsed laser's intensity is excessively increased inside fused silica?

💡 Explanation

Self-focusing becomes dominant because the Kerr effect causes a refractive index increase proportional to intensity. Therefore, the laser beam collapses into a narrow intense filament, rather than remaining collimated, because the intensity gradient acts like a lens.

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