A sufficiently large electrical potential is applied between {HEAD ~ the anode} and {TAIL ~ cathode} to cause a discharge current therebetween which results in the production of a pair of counter propagating laser beams within the block 
A sufficiently large electrical potential is applied between { HEAD ~ the anode } and { TAIL ~ cathode } to cause a discharge current therebetween which results in the production of a pair of counter propagating laser beams within the block
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