Efficient modeless laser for a mesospheric sodium laser guide star

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2093-2101

  Pique, Jean Faul ^a   Farinotti, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; MODULATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SODIUM;

LINEWIDTHS;

LASERS;

EID: 0242332790     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.002093     Document Type: Article

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