High-Vacuum-Compatible High-Power Faraday Isolators for Gravitational-Wave Interferometers

Authors

Oleg V. Palashov, RAS - Institute of Applied Physics
Dmitry S. Zheleznov, New York University
Alexander V. Voitovich, University of Florida
Victor V. Zelenogorsky, Czech Academy of Sciences
Eugene E. Kamenetsky, University of Texas at Brownsville
Efim A. Khazanov, California Institute of Technology
Rodica Martin, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Katherine L. Dooley, University of Florida
Luke Williams, University of Florida
Antonio Lucianetti, University of Florida
Volker Quetschke, University of Texas at Brownsville
Guido Mueller, University of Florida
David H. Reitze, University of Florida
David B. Tanner, University of Florida
Eric Genin, European Gravitational Observatory
Benjamin Canuel, European Gravitational Observatory
Julien Marque, European Gravitational Observatory

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

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Palashov, Oleg V.; Zheleznov, Dmitry S.; Voitovich, Alexander V.; Zelenogorsky, Victor V.; Kamenetsky, Eugene E.; Khazanov, Efim A.; Martin, Rodica; Dooley, Katherine L.; Williams, Luke; Lucianetti, Antonio; Quetschke, Volker; Mueller, Guido; Reitze, David H.; Tanner, David B.; Genin, Eric; Canuel, Benjamin; and Marque, Julien, "High-Vacuum-Compatible High-Power Faraday Isolators for Gravitational-Wave Interferometers" (2012). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 78.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/physics-astron-facpubs/78

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.