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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when high-intensity laser pulses experience self-phase modulation while propagating through a non-linear medium?
A)Broader optical frequency spectrum emerges✓
B)Consistent pulse energy is maintained
C)Spatial beam profile remains unchanged
D)Refractive index becomes homogeneous
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A broader optical frequency spectrum emerges because the laser's intensity-dependent refractive index changes cause a time-dependent phase shift, thus generating new frequencies via self-phase modulation. Therefore, spectral broadening occurs rather than constant pulse energy without frequency changes.
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