Reduction of optical intensity noise by means of two-photon absorption

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 560-563

  Cao, H ^a   Warren, W S ^a   Dogariu, A ^b   Wang, L J ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

OPTICAL INTENSITY NOISE;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0038512551     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000560     Document Type: Article

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