Kilohertz linewidth from frequency-stabilized mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

Optics Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 1844-1846

  Williams, Richard M ^a   Kelly, James F ^a   Hartman, John S ^a   Sharpe, Steven W ^a   Taubman, Matthew S ^b   Hall, John L ^b   Capasso, Federico ^c   Gmachl, Claire ^c   Sivco, Deborah L ^c   Baillargeon, James N ^c   Cho, Alfred Y ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0000846492     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.24.001844     Document Type: Article

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