Interferometric adaptive optics system for laser noise reduction in virgo

Year: 2004

Authors: Avino S., Barone F., Calloni E., De Rosa R., Di Fiore L., Milano L., Quipiani K.

Autors Affiliation: Università Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo,
Edificio G, Napoli, Italy;
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, via Ponte don Melillo,
Fisciano, Salerno, Italy;
Instituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo,
Edificio G, Napoli, Italy

Abstract: The first adaptive optics system for laser beam geometrical fluctuations correction, based oil interferometric detection of aberrations, is presented. The bandwidth of the resulting feed-back is of several hundreds Hz and the residual fluctuations, measured on the error signal, are better than what can be obtained by typical Shack-Hartmann technique, encouraging for use in long baseline interferometers for GW detection. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Journal/Review: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

Volume: 518 (1-2)      Pages from: 226  to: 227

KeyWords: Gravitational waves; Adaptive optics; Laser interferometry
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.10.067

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