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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when thermally induced spatial mode distortion develops in a high-power laser?
A)Decreased focusable spot size
B)Increased beam wavefront error✓
C)Enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering
D)Improved second harmonic generation
💡 Explanation
Increased beam wavefront error occurs because thermally induced distortion changes the refractive index profile, thus leading to aberrations via self-focusing effects. Therefore the wavefront error raises, rather than smaller spots, different scattering, or harmonic generation.
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