Absolute frequency stabilization of an injection–seeded optical parametric oscillator

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1464-1472

  Plusquellic, D F ^a   Votava, O ^a   Nesbitt, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency stabilization; Injection seeded; Optical parametric oscillator; Stabilized He Ne; Transfer cavity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004632714     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001464     Document Type: Article

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