Frequency stabilized ND:Yag laser for space applications

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 554, 2004, Pages 611-617

  Schuldt, Thilo ^a,b   Braxmaier, Claus ^b   Müller, Holger ^a   Huber, Günter ^c   Peters, Achim ^a   Johann, Ulrich ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; IODINE; LIGHT MODULATION; MEASUREMENTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STANDARDS;

SPACE MISSIONS; ULTRA STABLE LASER SOURCES;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 8744306232     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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