Extending the range and utility of femtosecond combs

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 499 CP, 2004, Pages 603-606

  Lea, S N ^a   Margolis, H S ^a   Hodgkins, H A ^a,b   Huang, G ^a   Gill, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femtosecond comb; GPS receiver; Mode locked lasers; Optical frequency metrology

Indexed keywords

CR : FORSTERITE LASER; FEMTOSECOND COMB; FEMTOSECONDS; GPS RECEIVER; MODE-LOCKED LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY METROLOGY; SPECTRAL RANGE;

CHROMIUM; LASERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OLIVINE; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 70350173006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20040936     Document Type: Conference Paper

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