Calibration of a computer-controlled precision wavemeter for use with pulsed lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2486-2498

  Bhatia, Parminder S ^a   Mc Cluskey, Craig W ^a   Keto, John W ^a  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

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EID: 0042732860     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.002486     Document Type: Article

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