Search Results - "DANZMANN, K"
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First long-term application of squeezed states of light in a gravitational-wave observatory
Published in Physical review letters (01-05-2013)“…We report on the first long-term application of squeezed vacuum states of light to improve the shot-noise-limited sensitivity of a gravitational-wave…”
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Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s
Published in Nature reviews physics (14-04-2021)“…The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity saw significant development of the understanding of the theory, the…”
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Stabilized high-power laser system for the gravitational wave detector advanced LIGO
Published in Optics express (07-05-2012)“…An ultra-stable, high-power cw Nd:YAG laser system, developed for the ground-based gravitational wave detector Advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer…”
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Intersatellite laser ranging instrument for the GRACE follow-on mission
Published in Journal of geodesy (01-12-2012)“…The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) has demonstrated that low–low satellite-to-satellite tracking enables monitoring the time variations of the…”
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Quantum engineering of squeezed states for quantum communication and metrology
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Matrix heater in the gravitational wave observatory GEO 600
Published in Optics express (03-09-2018)“…Large scale laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors (GWDs), such as GEO 600 require high quality optics to reach their design sensitivity. The…”
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Alignment sensing and control for squeezed vacuum states of light
Published in Optics express (11-01-2016)“…Beam alignment is an important practical aspect of the application of squeezed states of light. Misalignments in the detection of squeezed light result in a…”
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New concepts and results in laser power stabilization
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-03-2011)“…In the recent decade the development of high-power, high-sensitivity photodetectors and low-noise sensing techniques lead to achievable relative power…”
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LISA — An ESA cornerstone mission for the detection and observation of gravitational waves
Published in Advances in space research (01-10-2003)“…The primary objective of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is to detect and observe gravitational waves from massive black holes, galactive binary…”
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LISA mission overview
Published in Advances in space research (2000)“…More than 80 years ago, Einstein has predicted that accelerated masses will emit gravitational waves, propagating distortions of the spacetime fabric. The…”
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EOM sideband phase characteristics for the spaceborne gravitational wave detector LISA
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (2010)“…The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a joint ESA/NASA mission proposed to observe gravitational waves. One important noise source in the LISA phase…”
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Modulated Differential Wavefront Sensing: Alignment Scheme for Beams with Large Higher Order Mode Content
Published in Galaxies (01-12-2020)“…Modulated differential wavefront sensing (MDWS) is an alignment control scheme in the regime of beams with strong higher order transversal modes (HOMs). It is…”
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Laser interferometry with translucent and absorbing mechanical oscillators
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Subtraction of test mass angular noise in the LISA technology package interferometer
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-03-2008)“…When the position of a test mass in one dimension is measured with picometer accuracy, angular alignment jitter inevitably couples noise into the measurement…”
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A photon pressure calibrator for the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector
Published in Physics letters. A (17-04-2006)“…Interferometer mirror displacement induced by radiation pressure is used to demonstrate an alternative calibration method for the GEO 600 detector. The photon…”
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Intrinsic Noise and Temperature Coefficients of Selected Voltage References
Published in IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement (01-06-2009)“…We require voltage references with a relative output voltage noise of at most 10 -6 /radicHz in the frequency range of 0.1 mHz-1 Hz. We have investigated the…”
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White-light cavities, atomic phase coherence, and gravitational wave detectors
Published in Optics communications (15-01-1997)“…We propose a new concept to realize optical cavities with large buildup but broadband response ( white-light cavities) using atomic phase coherence. We…”
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Giant Kerr effect in closed degenerate two-level transitions
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-02-2008)“…Extremely large optical Kerr non-linearities (n 2 ) and (n 4 ) were measured in two closed degenerate two-level transitions in the caesium D 2 line when a…”
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Intensity and frequency noise reduction of a Nd:YAG NPRO via pump light stabilisation
Published in Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics (01-10-2006)“…We have shown that pump light intensity stabilisation of a single-mode laser diode pumped Nd:YAG non-planar ring oscillator (NPRO) results in significant…”
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Ultra low-loss low-efficiency diffraction gratings
Published in Optics express (13-06-2005)“…The realization of ultra low-loss dielectric reflection gratings with diffraction efficiencies between 7% and 0.02% is presented. By placing the grating…”
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