Position measurement of a cavity mirror using polarization spectroscopy

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Hahtela, O ^a   Nera, K ^a   Tittonen, I ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

High Q mechanical oscillator; Optical interferometry; Optomechanical sensor

Indexed keywords

HIGH Q MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; OPTOMECHANICAL SENSORS;

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 1842588408     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/6/3/019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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