Fiber laser development for LISA
Abstract
We have developed a linearly-polarized Ytterbium-doped fiber ring laser with single longitudinal-mode output at 1064nm for LISA and other space applications. Single longitudinal-mode selection was achieved by using a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and a fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP). The FFP also serves as a frequency-reference within our ring laser. Our laser exhibits comparable low frequency and intensity noise to Non-Planar Ring Oscillator (NPRO). By using a fiber-coupled phase modulator as a frequency actuator, the laser frequency can be electro-optically tuned at a rate of 100kHz. It appears that our fiber ring laser is promising for space applications where robustness of fiber optics is desirable.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1003.3687,
title = {Fiber laser development for LISA},
author = {Kenji Numata and Jeffrey R. Chen and Jordan Camp},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.3687},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Proceedings for 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, New York, (2009). To be published in Journal of Physics Conference Series.