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Finesse and mirror speed measurement for a suspended Fabry-Perot cavity using the ringing effect

Optics 2009-11-06 v1 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology General Physics

Abstract

We here present an investigation of the ringing effect observed on the VIRGO mode-cleaner prototype MC30. The results of a numerical calculation show how a simple empirical formula can determine the cavity expansion rate from the oscillatory behavior. We also show how the simulation output can be adjusted to estimate the finesse value of the suspended cavity.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0001044,
  title  = {Finesse and mirror speed measurement for a suspended Fabry-Perot cavity using the ringing effect},
  author = {Luca Matone and Matteo Barsuglia and Francois Bondu and Fabien Cavalier and Henrich Heitmann and Nary Man},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0001044},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 7 figures