Exploring Novel Methods of Interferometric Detection of Ultrasmall Phase Shifts

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4962, Issue , 2003, Pages 110-120

  Hwang, Jaesuk ^a   Fejer, Martin M ^a   Moerner, W E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modulation spectroscopy; Molecular absorption; Sagnac interferometer; Ultrasensitive detection

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HETERODYNING; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AMPLITUDE FLUCTUATIONS; MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 0242662785     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478913     Document Type: Conference Paper

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