Generation of a continuous-wave pulse train at a repetition rate of 17.6 THz

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1037-1041

  Zaitsu, Shin Ichi ^a   Eshima, Chihiro ^a   Ihara, Kazuki ^a   Imasaka, Totaro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT EMISSION; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

INTRACAVITY DISPERSION; MULTIFREQUENCY CONTINUOUS-WAVE EMISSIONS; REPETITION RATE;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 34250703237     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001037     Document Type: Article

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