Frequency stabilization and actuator characterization of an ytterbium-doped distributed-feedback fiber Laser for LISA

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1137-1140

  Tröbs, Michael ^a   D'arcio, Luigi ^b   Heinzel, Gerhard ^a   Danzmann, Karsten ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FEEDBACK; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; POWER AMPLIFIERS; STABILIZATION; YTTERBIUM;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK FIBER LASERS; FIBER MASTER-OSCILLATOR; FREE RUNNING FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA; NONPLANAR RING OSCILLATORS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 67649292077     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.001137     Document Type: Article

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