Frequency and Intensity Noise of Single Frequency Fiber Bragg Grating Lasers

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 206-235

  Rønnekleiv, Erlend ^a  

^a Optoplan AS   (Norway)

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EID: 0001270889     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ofte.2001.0357     Document Type: Article

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