In situ measurement of absorption in high-power interferometers by using beam diameter measurements

Optics Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 450-452

  Ottaway, David ^a   Betzwieser, Joseph ^a   Ballmer, Stefan ^a   Waldman, Sam ^b   Kells, William ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS; COMMISSIONING;

INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICS;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 33644908517     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.31.000450     Document Type: Article

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