Asymmetry of the forward and backward raman gain coefficient at 1.54 μm in methane

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1925-1930

  Soo Choi, Young ^a  

^a Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; METHANE; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHASE MEASUREMENT;

RAMAN GAIN COEFFICIENT;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 0037826008     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.001925     Document Type: Article

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