DocumentCode
444277
Title
High power stabilized lasers and optics of GW detectors
Author
Ottaway, David J.
Author_Institution
LIGO Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
767
Abstract
Initial LIGO is approaching its target performance and the design of advanced LIGO is near completion. A report on the progress on lasers and optics for initial LIGO and advanced LIGO is presented.
Keywords
Fabry-Perot resonators; Michelson interferometers; gravitational wave detectors; laser beams; laser stability; Fabry-Perot cavities; GW detector; LIGO; Michelson interferometers; high power stabilized laser; laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory; optics; thermal compensation; Adaptive optics; Fabry-Perot; Laser stability; Optical detectors; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548931
Filename
1548931
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