section_path: Uses/Examples by power
section_name: Examples by power
paragraph_text: Examples by power
  
  Different applications need lasers with different output powers. Lasers that produce a continuous beam or a series of short pulses can be compared on the basis of their average power. Lasers that produce pulses can also be characterized based on the peak power of each pulse. The peak power of a pulsed laser is many orders of magnitude greater than its average power. The average output power is always less than the power consumed.
  
  Examples of pulsed systems with high peak power: