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Applied Physics B

A phase-modulated interferometer for high-precision spectroscopy

Andreas Wicht, M. Müller, Volker Quetschke, R.-H. Rinkleff, Alessandra S. Rocco, K. Danzmann

Published Jun 1, 2000• 5 citations
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10.1007/pl00021141

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