Understanding laser stabilization using spectral hole burning

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 11444-11465

  Julsgaard, B ^a   Walther, A ^a   Kroll, S ^a   Rippe, L ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; FREQUENCY BANDS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SOLID STATE PHYSICS;

EXTERNAL CAVITY; MAXWELL-BLOCH EQUATIONS; OPTIMUM SAMPLE ABSORPTION; SPECTRAL HOLE BURNING;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 34548383507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.011444     Document Type: Article

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