Quantum noise of a mode-locked laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1240-1256

  Haus, H A ^a   Margalit, M ^a   Yu, C X ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COMMUTATORS; LASER MODE LOCKING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SOLITONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

QUANTUM NOISE;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0034415903     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001240     Document Type: Article

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