Thermal tuning of optical cavities for parametric instability control

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1336-1343

  Degallaix, Jérôme ^a   Zhao, Chunnong ^a   Ju, Li ^a   Blair, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; LASER OPTICS; LASER TUNING; MIRRORS;

GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; HIGH-FREQUENCY PARAMETRIC INSTABILITIES; OPTICAL CAVITIES; OPTICAL FABRY-PEROT CAVITIES; THERMAL ACTUATION;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 34347394773     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001336     Document Type: Article

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