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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Optical heterodyne saturation spectroscopy in ammonia filled hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers

Ana M. Cubillas, Jan Hald, Jan Conrad Petersen

Published May 1, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

We have applied the frequency-modulation (FM) technique in the 1.5 mum wavelength region to observe saturated absorption in ammonia in hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers (HC-PBFs). Previously blended lines have been resolved.
DOI
10.1109/cleo.2008.4551913

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