Transverse Fourier analysis of squeezed light in diode lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1189-1195

  Garrido Alzar, Carlos L ^a   De Paula, Silvia M ^a   Martinelli, Marcelo ^a   Horowicz, Ricardo J ^a   Khoury, Antonio Z ^b   Barbosa, Geraldo A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER OPTICS; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LIGHT NOISE MEASUREMENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0012129628     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001189     Document Type: Article

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