The article shows that in some situations, e.g. in the context of passively Q-switched lasers, the most relevant property of saturable absorber and gain medium is the saturation fluence, and not the saturation intensity.


The article shows that in some situations, e.g. in the context of passively Q-switched lasers, the most relevant property of saturable absorber and gain medium is the saturation fluence, and not the saturation intensity.