Sensitivity to noise in synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-89

  Scroggie, Andrew J ^a   Oppo, Gian Luca ^a   D'Alessandro, Giampaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034424513     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000084     Document Type: Article

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