Title :
Fiber amplifiers for gravitational wave detection
Author :
Wessels, Peter ; Karow, M. ; Kuhn, Volker ; Steinke, Michael ; Tunnermann, Henrik ; Kracht, Dietmar ; Neumann, Jorg
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Interferometric gravitational wave detectors set very high requirements on their single-frequency laser source in terms of output power and stability. We discuss current approaches to fulfill these requirements using high-power single-frequency fiber amplifiers.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; laser stability; light interferometers; optical fibre amplifiers; high-power single-frequency fiber amplifiers; interferometric gravitational wave detectors; output power; single-frequency laser source; Detectors; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser stability; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6599927
