Absolute spectral calibration of an intensified CCD camera using twin beams

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2014, Pages B1-B7

  Haderka, Ondřej ^a   Peřina, Jan ^a   Michálek, Václav ^a   Hamar, Martin ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; INTENSIFIED CCD; INTERFERENCE FILTERS; PHOTON PAIRS; QUANTUM DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SPECTRAL CALIBRATION; SPECTRAL REGION; TWIN BEAMS;

CCD CAMERAS;

EID: 84907515838     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: 15208540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.31.0000B1     Document Type: Article

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