| Paper Abstract and Keywords |
| Presentation |
2007-05-25 13:50
Frequency stabilization of a semiconductor laser using the PEAK method
-- Discussion about the effect of experimental condition on frequency stability -- Tomoyuki Uehara, Shinya Maehara, Toshiya Nimonji, Takashi Sato, Masashi Ohkawa, Takeo Maruyama (Niigata Univ.), Seiji Kawamura (NAOJ) LQE2007-9 |
| Abstract |
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| (in English) |
In 1916, Albert Einstein argued for the existence of gravitational waves. But, confirmation of his ideas would not come, until 1991, when the binary neutron star, PSR1913+16 was discovered. We now understand that gravitational waves carry information of ultimate states in space to us. And, while we know that these tide-like forces move at the speed of light, we have yet to detect them directly. To verify the existence of gravitational waves, we need laser interferometers that are far more powerful than those currently in uses, and have been conducting experiments with frequency-stabilized atomic absorption line-based semiconductor lasers. While these devices hold some promise, we are still contending with their absorption lines’ broad linewidths. In the interim, we are using the PEAK method, to obtain a stabilization point. |
| Keyword |
(in Japanese) |
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| (in English) |
Gravitational Wave Detection / Semiconductor Laser / Frequency Stabilization / Faraday Effect / / / / |
| Reference Info. |
IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 107, no. 71, LQE2007-9, pp. 41-44, May 2007. |
| Paper # |
LQE2007-9 |
| Date of Issue |
2007-05-18 (LQE) |
| ISSN |
Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685 Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380 |
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