Laser based frequency standards and their applications

Details Laser based frequency standards and their applications Laser based frequency standards and their applications

2006-10-13

2010-10-05

Peng, Charlie (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

Having nonlinear property

C385S014000, C385S015000, C385S027000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07809222

ABSTRACT:
Frequency standards based on mode-locked fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and fiber-based ultra-broad bandwidth light sources, and applications of the same.

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