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← ScienceWhich mechanism causes spatial hole burning in lasers?
A)Standing wave gain depletion✓
B)Mode competition energy transfer
C)Thermal defocusing refractive changes
D)Population inversion saturation limit
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Spatial hole burning occurs because of the standing wave pattern within the laser cavity, leading to gain depletion at nodes. Therefore, the spatial distribution causes non-uniform energy extraction, rather than homogeneous effects or thermal changes alone.
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