Optical frequency synthesis from a cryogenic microwave sapphire oscillator

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4316-4327

  McFerran, J J ^a   Dawkins, S T ^a   Stanwix, P L ^a   Tobar, M E ^a   Luiten, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); SAPPHIRE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STABILITY;

MICROWAVE SAPPHIRE OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; OPTICAL SIGNALS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 33646553035     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004316     Document Type: Article

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