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.

present participle of Q-switch

simple past tense and past participle of Q-switch

plural of Q-switch

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Q-switch

A device that causes Q-switching. / The process of Q-switching.

To use a Q-switch on (a lasar).