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Quantum EfficiencyDefinition: percentage of input photons which contribute to a desired effect
The quantum efficiency (or quantum yield) is often of interest for processes which convert light in some way. It is defined as the percentage of the input photons which contribute to the desired effect. Examples are:
- In a laser gain medium, the pump process may require the transfer of laser-active ions from one electronic level (into which the ions are pumped) to the upper level of the laser transition. This pump quantum efficiency is the fraction of the absorbed pump photons which contributes to the population of the upper laser level. This efficiency is close to unity (100%) for many laser gain media, but can be substantially smaller for others. It may depend on factors like the excitation density and parasitic absorption processes.
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