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quenching

The inhibition or elimination of one process by another process. The stimulated emission of a laser oscillator can be quenched by a pulse of radiation of the same frequency traversing the oscillator in a different direction. This pulse induces the excited ions to emit radiation in a direction apart from the oscillating mode, and hence the oscillation is decreased.
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