High-spectral-purity laser system for the AURIGA detector optical readout
Anno: 2003
Autori: Conti L., De Rosa M., Marin F.
Affiliazione autori: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, and INFN, Sezione di Padova; Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, and INFN, Sezione di Firenze, and LENS
Abstract: We describe a low-frequency-noise laser system conceived for the readout of small mechanical vibrations. The system consists of a Nd:YAG source stabilized to a high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavity and achieves the best performance in the range 1-10 kHz with a minimum residual noise of 4 x 10(-3) Hz/rootHz. We perform an extended characterization of the frequency stability by means of an independent optical cavity and we also measure the residual fluctuations after transmission through an optical fiber. Our apparatus is optimized for use in an optical readout for the gravitational wave detector AURIGA, where a laser system with the characteristics reported here will allow an improvement of one order of magnitude in the detector sensitivity. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
Giornale/Rivista: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B: OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 20 (3) Da Pagina: 462 A: 468
Parole chiavi: Bandwidth; Gravity waves; Low temperature effects; Mathematical models; Measurements; Optical fibers; Vibrations (mechanical), High-spectral-purity laser systems, Neodymium lasersDOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000462Citazioni: 22dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-28Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui