Nonlinear optical effects in the LIGO gravitational-wave interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5975, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Willems, Phil ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravitational waves; Instability; Lasers; Quantum noise; Radiation pressure; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; LASER OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; QUANTUM THEORY; STABILITY;

QUANTUM NOISE; RADIATION PRESSURE; THERMAL LENSING;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 33645094407     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.675551     Document Type: Conference Paper

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