Complex traversal time for optical pulse transmission in a Fabry-Perot cavity

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 401-406

  Lee, Jae Yong ^a   Lee, Hai Woong ^a   Hahn, Jae Won ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTONS;

OPTICAL PULSE TRANSMISSION;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034389925     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000401     Document Type: Article

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