Diode laser pumped, 9-11 µm range doubly-resonant difference-frequency spectrometer using AgGaS2 crystal

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 285-290

  Kaing, T ^a   Lee, D ^a   Zondy, J J ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

(230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; (300.6260) Spectroscopy; (300.6320) Spectroscopy; Diode lasers; High resolution; Optical frequency metrology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; DIODES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

(230.4320) NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICE; (300.6260) SPECTROSCOPY; (300.6320) SPECTROSCOPY; AGGAS 2 CRYSTAL; DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY; DIODE-LASER; DIODE-LASER-PUMPED; HIGH RESOLUTION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY METROLOGY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33747906857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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