FM and AM Mode Locking of the Homogeneous Laser—Part I: Theory

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1970, Pages 694-708

  Kuizenga, Dirk J ^a   Siegman, A E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IESQA; LAS; LASER-1; LASERS; LASERS, ANALYSIS; LIGHT, MODULATORS; MODE-LOCKED LASERS;

EID: 0014881507     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1970.1076343     Document Type: Article

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