Low-noise fiber-laser frequency combs (Invited)

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1756-1770

  Newbury, Nathan R ^a   Swann, William C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT EMISSION; LINEWIDTH; QUANTUM NOISE; QUANTUM OPTICS; SHOT NOISE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIMING JITTER;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); FIBER-LASER FREQUENCY COMBS; FREQUENCY NOISE; INTRACAVITY NOISE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 34548602646     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001756     Document Type: Article

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