Infrared precision spectroscopy using femtosecond-laser-based optical frequency-comb synthesizers

Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 109-132

  De Natale, P ^a,b   Cancio, P ^a,b   Mazzotti, D ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

difference frequency generation; high resolution molecular spectroscopy; Kerr lens mode locked femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser; microstructure fiber; mid IR frequency metrology; optical frequency comb synthesizer

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649201782     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-23294-X_5     Document Type: Chapter

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