Reduction of background signals in fiber-based NICE-OHMS

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2797-2805

  Foltynowicz, Aleksandra ^a   Silander, Isak ^a   Axner, Ove ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM; WAVEGUIDES;

ABSORPTION SENSITIVITY; ACTIVE FEEDBACK; BACKGROUND SIGNALS; CROSS-COUPLINGS; DOPPLER DETECTION; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; EXTRAORDINARY AXIS; INTEGRATION TIME; OPTICAL HETERODYNE; OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTS; PHASE MODULATED; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING FIBERS; PRINCIPAL AXES; PROTON EXCHANGED WAVEGUIDES; TITANIUM-DIFFUSED WAVEGUIDES;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 80155140157     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.002797     Document Type: Article

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