High-sensitivity two-photon absorption microcavity autocorrelator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1543-1545

  Krug, T ^a   Lynch, M ^a   Bradley, A L ^a   Donegan, J F ^a   Barry, L P ^b   Folliot, H ^c   Roberts, J S ^d   Hill, G ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavities; Correlation; Nonlinear detection; Optical pulse measurements; Photodetectors; Photodiodes

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTODIODES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

MICROCAVITY AUTOCORRELATOR; PHOTON ABSORPTION;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 2942730017     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.827102     Document Type: Article

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