Pulsed lasers used for science and medicine produce very brief bursts of electromagnetic energy. If the laser light wavelength is 1062 nm (Neodymium-YAG laser), how brief would the pulse need to be to fit only one wavelenth? 5.43 x 10-12 s 3.54 × 10-15 s O 5.43 × 10¬15 s

Pulsed lasers used for science and medicine produce very brief bursts of electromagnetic energy. If the laser light wavelength is 1062 nm (Neodymium-YAG laser), how brief would the pulse need to be to fit only one wavelenth? 5.43 x 10-12 s 3.54 × 10-15 s O 5.43 × 10¬15 s

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Pulsed lasers used for science and medicine produce very brief bursts of electromagnetic energy. If
the laser light wavelength is 1062 nm (Neodymium-YAG laser), how brief would the pulse need to
be to fit only one wavelenth?
5.43 x 10-12 s
3.54 x 10-15 s
5.43 x 10-15 s
O 3.54 x 10-12s

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