Title :
Single-frequency fiber amplifiers for gravitational wave detection
Author :
Wesels, Peter ; Karow, M. ; Kuhn, Volker ; Steinke, Michael ; Tunnermann, Henrik ; Kracht, Dietmar ; Neumann, Jorg
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
Gravitational wave detectors require linearly-polarized, high-power, single-frequency laser sources and set demanding requirements on their stability and beam quality. We discuss current approaches to fulfill the requirements for the upcoming generation of gravitational wave detectors.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre amplifiers; beam quality; gravitational wave detection; high-power single-frequency laser sources; linearly-polarized single-frequency laser sources; single-frequency fiber amplifiers; Detectors; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Phase modulation; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
