Measurement of the linewidth of a continuous-wave laser with a cavity-length modulation technique

Applied Optics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1742-1745

  Kim, Jae Wan ^a   Hahn, Jae Won ^b   Shim Yoo, Yong ^b   Lee, Jae Yong ^a   Kong, Hong Jin ^a   Lee, Hai Woong ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

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EID: 0347028005     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.38.001742     Document Type: Article

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