Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

Faraday isolators play a key role in the operation of large-scale gravitational-wave detectors. Second-generation gravitational-wave interferometers such as the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Advanced Virgo will use high-average-power cw lasers (up to 200 W) requiring specially designed Faraday isolators that are immune to the effects resulting from the laser beam absorption-degraded isolation ratio, thermal lensing, and thermally induced beam steering. In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of Faraday isolators designed specifically for high-performance operation in high-power gravitational-wave interferometers.

DOI

10.1364/JOSAB.29.001784

Published Citation

Palashov, O. V., Zheleznov, D. S., Voitovich, A. V., Zelenogorsky, V. V., Kamenetsky, E. E., Khazanov, E. A., ... & Marque, J. (2012). High-vacuum-compatible high-power Faraday isolators for gravitational-wave interferometers. JOSA B, 29(7), 1784-1792.

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