Sources of phase noise in an injection-locked solid-state laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 280-292

  Huntington, E H ^a   Ralph, T C ^b   Zawischa, I ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

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EID: 0034387823     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000280     Document Type: Article

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