"Q-switching" meaning in English

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        "A technique by which a laser can be made to produce a pulsed output beam, with much higher power in each pulse than would be produced when operating as a continuous wave."
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "present participle and gerund of Q-switch"
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        {
          "word": "Q-switched"
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        "A technique by which a laser can be made to produce a pulsed output beam, with much higher power in each pulse than would be produced when operating as a continuous wave."
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