Low-noise blue light source with large frequency-scanning range from frequency doubling of a diode laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-285

  Sun, Xiaoguang ^a   Carlsten, John L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; LASER TUNING; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ERROR SIGNALS; RING CAVITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0035586731     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000281     Document Type: Article

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