Fast high-resolution spectroscopy of dynamic continuous-wave laser sources

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 853-857

  Giorgetta, F R ^a   Coddington, I ^a   Baumann, E ^a   Swann, W C ^a   Newbury, N R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY; COHERENT LASER RADAR; CONTINUOUS WAVES; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ABSORPTION LINES; OPTICAL WAVEFORM; OPTIMIZED WAVEFORMS; SENSING APPLICATIONS;

SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BANDWIDTH;

EID: 78649866556     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.228     Document Type: Article

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