Response of a fabry-perot optical cavity to phase modulation sidebands for use in electro-optic control systems

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 27, 1997, Pages 6802-6808

  Skeldon, Kenneth D ^a   Strain, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravitational waves; Mode cleaner; Modulation

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY WAVES; LIGHT MODULATORS; PHASE MODULATION;

ELECTRO OPTIC CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRO OPTIC PHASE MODULATOR; FABRY-PEROT OPTICAL CAVITY; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; MODE CLEANER; SIDEBAND;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0031580819     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006802     Document Type: Article

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