Optical frequency measurement: 40 years of technology revolutions

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1136-1144

  Hall, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; HELIUM NEON LASERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

LASER SPECTRAL COMBS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034313067     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.902162     Document Type: Article

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