Title :
Tomographic wavefront sensors for advanced gravitational wave interferometers
Author :
Brooks, Aidan F. ; Thu-Lan, K. ; Veitch, Peter J. ; Munch, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
We describe a tomographic Hartmann sensor with sensitivity of lambda/1100 that can measure optical distortions in gravitational wave interferometers. Using an off-axis geometry we demonstrate reconstruction of on-axis optical distortions to a precision of lambda/100.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; optical distortion; optical testing; optical tomography; optical variables measurement; wavefront sensors; gravitational wave interferometers; off-axis geometry; on-axis optical distortions; optical distortion measurement; tomographic Hartmann sensor; tomographic wavefront sensors; Adaptive optics; Charge coupled devices; Interferometers; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627719
