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← ScienceWhich undesirable outcome is caused by thermal blooming during high-powered laser transmission?
A)Beam defocusing and reduced intensity✓
B)Increased coherence of laser light
C)Enhanced stimulated emission processes
D)Minimized Fraunhofer diffraction effects
💡 Explanation
High-powered lasers heat the air, and thermal blooming occurs because the temperature gradient causes variations in the index of refraction; therefore, the beam defocuses and loses intensity rather than improving coherence because of thermal gradients.
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