Optical pumping in 4He* with frequency-shifted feedback amplification of light

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 530-533

  Cashen, M ^a   Bretin, V ^a   Metcalf, H ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; FEEDBACK; FIBER LASERS; HELIUM;

MULTIFREQUENCY LIGHT;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 0034421360     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000530     Document Type: Article

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