Common-mode-free frequency comparison of lasers with relative frequency stability at the millihertz level

Optics Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1662-1664

  Eichenseer, M ^a   Von Zanthier, J ^a   Walther, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY EXURSIONS; LASER OSCILLATORS; LASER SYSTEM; NONPLANAR RING OSCILLATORS;

BIREFRINGENCE; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FIBER OPTICS; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL LINKS; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RELAXATION PROCESSES; RESONATORS;

LASER MODES;

EID: 22144443133     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.30.001662     Document Type: Article

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