Which optical consequence results when a beam-steering mirror in a pulsed laser system experiences thermal blooming?

💡 Explanation

Increased temperature gradients cause the mirror to deform via thermal blooming, therefore reducing beam coherency because surface irregularities disrupt wavefront phase uniformity rather than alternative spectral or pulse-shape distortions.

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