Characterization and analysis of an external cavity traveling wave ring laser /

This dissertation presents the results obtained from characterization of an external cavity traveling wave ring laser. The characteristics studied were the line width, relative intensity noise, side mode suppression ratio and longitudinal mode stability. For our laser configuration we obtained a l...

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Main Author: Lange, Charles Henry, 1964-
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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