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pulse duration

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pulse duration [′pəls du̇′rā·shən]
(communications)
The time interval between the first and last instants at which the instantaneous amplitude reaches a stated fraction of the peak pulse amplitude. Also known as pulse length; pulse width (both deprecated usages).


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The second lens was more powerful than the first, however, so the second 24-bit pulse was 1/27th the length of the one that went in: the pulse duration shrank from 2.
The common pulse duration is approximately just 1 millisecond, with the laser energy density between 10 t0 25 J per square centimeter of skin.
 
 
 
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