Active Fourier-transform spectroscopy combining the direct RF beating of two fiber-based mode-locked lasers with a novel referencing method

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 4347-4365

  Giaccari, Philippe ^a   Deschênes, Jean Daniel ^a   Saucier, Philippe ^a   Genest, Jérôme ^a   Tremblay, Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREQUENCY BANDS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

BEATING SPECTRA; INTERFEROGRAMS; LOCKED LASERS;

RADIO WAVES;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; OSCILLOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; LASERS; OSCILLOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 41149120118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.004347     Document Type: Article

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