Multiple beam coherent combination via an optical ring resonator

dc.contributor.authorBode, N.
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, Z.
dc.contributor.authorNg, S.
dc.contributor.authorvonBehren, B.
dc.contributor.authorOttaway, D.
dc.contributor.authorWillke, B.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionPublished: September 1, 2023
dc.description.abstractFuture gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) require low noise, single frequency, continuous wave lasers with excellent beam quality and powers in excess of 500 W. Low noise laser amplifiers with high spatial purity have been demonstrated up to 300 W. For higher powers, coherent beam combination can overcome scaling limitations. In this Letter we introduce a new, to the best of our knowledge, combination scheme that uses a bow-tie resonator to combine three laser beams with simultaneous spatial filtering performance.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNina Bode, Zachary Holmes, Sebastian Ng, Benjamin von Behren, David Ottaway, and Benno Willke
dc.identifier.citationOptics Letters, 2023; 48(17):4717-4720
dc.identifier.doi10.1364/OL.500684
dc.identifier.issn0146-9592
dc.identifier.issn1539-4794
dc.identifier.orcidHolmes, Z. [0000-0003-1311-4691]
dc.identifier.orcidNg, S. [0000-0001-5843-1434]
dc.identifier.orcidOttaway, D. [0000-0001-6794-1591]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/139434
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOptical Society of America
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE170100004
dc.rights© 2023 Optica Publishing Group
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1364/ol.500684
dc.titleMultiple beam coherent combination via an optical ring resonator
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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