Optical frequency combs generated by fourwave mixing in optical fibers for astrophysical spectrometer calibration and metrology

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 13267-13275

  Cruz, Flavio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; CALIBRATION; COHERENT SCATTERING; FOUR WAVE MIXING; FREQUENCY STANDARDS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SPECTROMETERS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

BROAD-BAND SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-PRECISION FREQUENCY; MOMENTUM CONSERVATIONS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY STANDARD; PARAMETRIC GENERATION; SPECTROMETER CALIBRATIONS;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; FILTRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTICS; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDARD;

ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; FILTRATION; INFRARED RAYS; MICROWAVES; OPTICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 50049132620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.013267     Document Type: Article

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