A cavity switch is a device that modulates cavity properties in the time domain. It is known as Q switching if the quality factor of cavities is under...
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when the Q is high. Instead, the Q-switch is used to "dump" the beam out of the cavity after a time delay. The cavity Q goes from low to high to start the...
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Optical transistor (redirect from Optical switch)
interactions between photons photonic crystal cavities with an active Raman gain medium cavity switch modulates cavity properties in time domain for quantum information...
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The cavity magnetron is a high-power vacuum tube used in early radar systems and subsequently in microwave ovens and in linear particle accelerators. A...
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An optical cavity, resonating cavity or optical resonator is an arrangement of mirrors or other optical elements that confines light waves similarly to...
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Centrifugal switch Company switch Crossbar switch Dead man's switch Fireman's switch Hall-effect switch Inertial switch Isolator switch Key switch Kill switch Latching...
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cavity pump is a type of positive displacement pump and is also known as a progressive cavity pump, progg cavity pump, eccentric screw pump or cavity...
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(dead-end air cavities for pressure buffering and humidification). From the nasal cavity, the nostrils continue into the pharynx, a switch track valve connecting...
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Output coupler (redirect from Cavity dumper)
wavelengths. A cavity dumper is an output coupler that performs the function of a Q-switch. It allows the energy to build up in the optical cavity and then...
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Klystron (section Two-cavity klystron)
amplified signal is taken from a cavity at the other end of the tube. The output signal can be coupled back into the input cavity to make an electronic oscillator...
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Laser diode (redirect from External-cavity diode laser)
and reduced spatial hole-burning. Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have the optical cavity axis along the direction of current flow rather...
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Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) is a highly sensitive optical spectroscopic technique that enables measurement of absolute optical extinction by samples...
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Mode locking (section Laser cavity modes)
phase relationship between the longitudinal modes of the laser's resonant cavity. Constructive interference between these modes can cause the laser light...
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space surrounded by a resonant cavity. The easiest klystron designs to understand have two cavities. The first cavity is connected to a source signal...
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Thyristor (redirect from Silicon-controlled Switch)
semiconductor device which can be thought of as being a highly robust and switchable diode, allowing the passage of current in one direction but not the other...
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Laser absorption spectrometry (redirect from Integrated cavity output spectroscopy)
light pulse in the cavity. The absorbance is assessed by comparing the cavity decay times of the pulse as it "leaks out" of the cavity on and off-resonance...
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Cavity optomechanics is a branch of physics which focuses on the interaction between light and mechanical objects on low-energy scales. It is a cross field...
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Interferometry (redirect from Phase switch)
detection of gravitational waves. In this application, the Fabry–Pérot cavity is used to store photons for almost a millisecond while they bounce up and...
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Voltage regulator (redirect from Switch-mode regulator)
towards the field. The magnet is physically connected to a mechanical power switch, which opens as the magnet moves into the field. As voltage decreases, so...
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are undesirable. Once the cavity is 98% full, the machine switches from velocity control to pressure control, where the cavity is "packed out" at a constant...
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frequency in the form of a waveguide, microwave cavity, or YIG sphere. The diode is usually mounted inside the cavity. The diode cancels the resonator's loss...
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adjustable based on the duty cycle of the switching transistor. One possible drawback of this converter is that the switch does not have a terminal at ground;...
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In dentistry, platform switching is a method used to preserve alveolar bone levels around dental implants. The concept refers to placing screwed or friction...
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include the location of a food source or a potential nesting site. For cavity-nesting honey bees, like the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) or Apis...
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Digital television transition (redirect from Digital TV switch)
television transition, also called the digital switchover (DSO), the analogue switch/sign-off (ASO), the digital migration, or the analogue shutdown, is the...
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its input (supply) to its output (load). It is a class of switched-mode power supply. Switching converters (such as buck converters) provide much greater...
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Optical amplifier (section Vertical-cavity SOA)
amplifier may be thought of as a laser without an optical cavity, or one in which feedback from the cavity is suppressed. Optical amplifiers are important in...
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Nixie tube (redirect from Beam-X Switch)
applied to the electrodes made the electrons form a thick sheet (as in a cavity magnetron) that went to only one anode. Applying a pulse with specified...
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MOSFET (section Analog switches)
conductivity with the amount of applied voltage can be used for amplifying or switching electronic signals. The term metal–insulator–semiconductor field-effect...
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Arterial switch operation (ASO) or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA)...
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