Theory of continuous-wave excitation of the sodium beacon
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America A
- Vol. 16 (10), 2555-2566
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.16.002555
Abstract
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