High-precision measurement of optical frequency differences between Q-switched laser pulses using photo-electromotive-force sensors

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-182

  Wang, Chen Chia ^a   Trivedi, Sudhir ^a   Jin, Feng ^a   Jia, Ken ^a   He, Hongbo ^a   Elliott, Greg ^b   Khurgin, Jacob ^c  

^a BRIMROSE CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; IMAGE SENSORS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; Q SWITCHING; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY SENSORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141844667     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000177     Document Type: Article

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