Bulk Fabry-Perot intensity modulator for LIDAR systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 782-784

  Vieira, Amarildo J C ^a,d   Herczfeld, Peter R ^a,d   Contarino, Vincent M ^b,d   Mizell, Greg ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Naval Air Warfare Center   (United States)

^c Virgo Optics   (United States)

^d IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FABRICATION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL TESTING;

FABRY-PEROT MODULATOR; OPTICAL INTENSITY;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0030169240     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.502093     Document Type: Article

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