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Lock (computer science)

Known as: Lock contention, Lock, Locking (computer science) 
In computer science, a lock or mutex (from mutual exclusion) is a synchronization mechanism for enforcing limits on access to a resource in an… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Bismuth fiber integrated laser mode-locked by carbon nanotubes
We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a Bi-doped fiber laser using a nanotube-based saturable absorber. We achieve stable mode… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Data cache locking for tight timing calculations
Caches have become increasingly important with the widening gap between main memory and processor speeds. Small and fast cache… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Passive harmonically mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser
Passive harmonically mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser with repetition rate up to 1.2 GHz has been demonstrated. Through… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Jammin' on the Web - a new Client/Server Architecture for Multi-User Musical Performance
This paper describes a software system called the TransJam Server that allows several musicians to log into an Internet web site… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
10 x 30 GHz pulse train generation from semiconductor amplifier fiber ring laser
A multiwavelength, fiber ring laser source, is demonstrated. It generates 10 wavelength channels, simultaneously mode-locked and… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Static fiber-Bragg grating strain sensing using frequency-locked lasers
Novel and highly sensitive static strain interrogation technique is demonstrated, where the sensing element is a fiber-Bragg… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
5.5-mm long InGaAsP monolithic extended-cavity laser with an integrated Bragg-reflector for active mode-locking
A 5.5-mm-long monolithic extended-cavity laser with an integrated Bragg-reflector in the InGaAsP system for active mode-locking… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
THz optical-frequency conversion of 1 Gb/s-signals using highly nondegenerate four-wave mixing in an InGaAsP semiconductor laser
The authors report the application of the highly nondegenerate four-wave mixing (HNDFWM) process to a 1.5- mu m InGaAsP… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Decision-driven phase-locked loop for optical homodyne receivers: Performance analysis and laser linewidth requirements
Optical homodyne receivers based on decision-driven phase-locked loops are investigated. The performance of these receivers is… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Techniques of Process Control
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