Optical decay from a Fabry-Perot cavity faster than the decay time

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1425-1429

  Rohde, H ^a   Eschner, J ^a   Schmidt Kaler, F ^a   Blatt, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; CAVITY RESONATORS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE MODULATION;

OPTICAL DECAY MEASUREMENTS;

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0001588033     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001425     Document Type: Article

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