210 W Single-Frequency Laser with 88% of Output Power in TEM 00 Mode for Advanced LIGO

L. Winkelmann,Oliver Puncken,Christian Veltkamp,Raphael Kluzik,Maik Frede,Joerg Neumann,Dietmar Kracht,Peter Weßels

210 W Single-Frequency Laser with 88% of Output Power in TEM 00 Mode for Advanced LIGO

2009

L. Winkelmann
Oliver Puncken
Christian Veltkamp
Raphael Kluzik
Maik Frede
Joerg Neumann
Dietmar Kracht
Peter Weßels

A solid-state laser for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors with 210W of single-frequency output power is presented. The measured TEM 00 mode content, using a non-confocal ring cavity for beam analysis, was 88%.

Keywords:

Laser power scaling
Gravitational wave
LIGO
Laser pumping
Tunable laser
Laser
Injection seeder
Physics
X-ray laser
Optics
Diode-pumped solid-state laser
Optoelectronics

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