Laser power stabilization using optical ac coupling and its quantum and technical limits

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 5423-5431

  Kwee, Patrick ^a   Willke, Benno ^a   Danzmann, Karsten ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; RESONATORS; STABILIZATION;

FUNDAMENTAL MODES; LIMITED SENSITIVITY; ND : YAG LASERS; PERFORMANCE LIMITS; POWER STABILITY; POWER STABILIZATION; QUANTUM LIMIT; TECHNICAL LIMITS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 70349655214     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.005423     Document Type: Article

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