Microwave optical double resonance spectroscopy of ammonia in a hollow-core fiber

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 7955-7964

  Petersen, Jan C ^a   Hald, Jan ^a  

^a DANISH FUNDAMENTAL METROLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DOUBLE-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXCITED VIBRATIONAL STATE; HOLLOW CORE FIBER; HOLLOW CORE-PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS; LINE SHAPE; MICROWAVE TRANSITIONS; SIGNAL STRENGTHS;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 77950876444     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.007955     Document Type: Article

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