Detection of ultrafast phenomena by use of a modified Sagnac interferometer

Optics Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 1305-1307

  Hurley, David H ^a   Wright, Oliver B ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METALLIC FILMS; PHONONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

SAGNAC INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0032614460     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.24.001305     Document Type: Article

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