Title :
High power fiber amplifier for Advanced Virgo
Author :
Greverie, Caroline ; Brillet, Alain ; Man, Catherine N. ; Chaibi, Walid ; Coulon, Jean Pierre ; Feliksik, Kristoff
Author_Institution :
Obs. de la Cote d´´Azur, CNRS UMR Artemis, Nice, France
Abstract :
We present preliminary results to characterize a 100 W laser amplifier. These measurements (the laser frequency and power stability, the beam geometry) show that the system fits the future generation of gravitational waves antennas requirements.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; optical fibre amplifiers; advanced Virgo; beam geometry; fiber amplifier; gravitational wave detectors; gravitational waves antennas; power 100 W; Antenna measurements; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Geometrical optics; High power amplifiers; Laser beams; Laser stability; Power generation; Power lasers; Power measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
