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Comparing Finesse simulations, analytical solutions and OSCAR simulations of Fabry-Perot alignment signals

Optics 2014-01-23 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

This document records the results of a comparison of the interferometer simulation Finesse against an analytic (MATLAB based) calculation of the alignment sensing signals of a Fabry Perot cavity. This task was started during the commissioning workshop at the LIGO Livingston site between the 28.1. and 1.02 2013 with the aim of creating a reference example for validating numerical simulation tools. The FFT based simulation OSCAR joined the battle later.

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@article{arxiv.1401.5727,
  title  = {Comparing Finesse simulations, analytical solutions and OSCAR simulations of Fabry-Perot alignment signals},
  author = {Stefan Ballmer and Jerome Degallaix and Andreas Freise and Paul Fulda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.5727},
  year   = {2014}
}