In situ measurement of absorption in high-power interferometers by using beam diameter measurements

David Ottaway; Joseph Betzwieser; Stefan Ballmer; Sam Waldman; William Kells

doi:10.1364/OL.31.000450

In situ measurement of absorption in high-power interferometers by using beam diameter measurements

David Ottaway, Joseph Betzwieser, Stefan Ballmer, Sam Waldman, William Kells

Department of Physics

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We present a simple technique to make in situ measurements of the absorption in the optics of high-power laser interferometers. The measurement is particularly useful to those commissioning large-scale high power optical systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	450-452
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.000450
State	Published - Feb 15 2006

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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In situ measurement of absorption in high-power interferometers by using beam diameter measurements

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