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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548931
