DocumentCode
2862915
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
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627719
Filename
4627719
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