The design and sensitivity of microwave frequency optical heterodyne receivers

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3403-3409

  Bingham, S J ^a   Borger B ^a   Suter, D ^a   Thomson, A J ^b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000049719     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1149107     Document Type: Article

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