outcouple

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verb

To remove the coupling between two interacting beams of laser light

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Meanings

verboutcouple (third-person singular simple present outcouples, present participle outcoupling, simple past and past participle outcoupled)

present singular third person outcouples · participle present outcoupling · participle past outcoupled · past outcoupled

  1. natural sciencesTo remove the coupling between two interacting beams of laser light
  2. natural sciencesTo let laser light escape from its confining cavity

Origin

From out- + couple.

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APA

outcouple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcouple

MLA

“outcouple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcouple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outcouple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcouple.

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