Title :
Use of scanning Hartmann sensor for in situ characterization of wavefront distortions in thermally loaded optical components
Author :
Kamenetsky, Evgeny ; Khazanov, Efim ; Palashov, Oleg ; Poteomkin, Anatoly ; Shaykin, Andrey ; Solovyov, Alexander ; Zelenogorsky, Victor
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Thermal distortions induced by absorption of laser radiation in coating of high reflectivity mirror placed in vacuum are investigated numerically and experimentally. Obtained data allow forecasting the behavior of the gravitation wave detector interferometer.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; laser beam effects; light interferometry; mirrors; optical distortion; reflectivity; thermo-optical effects; wavefront sensors; gravitation wave detector interferometer; high reflectivity mirror coating; laser radiation absorption; scanning Hartmann sensor; thermal distortions; thermally loaded optical components; wavefront distortions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
