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30 W ultra-stable laser light at 2128 nm for future gravitational-wave observatories

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17214v1
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:38:17 GMT
Title: 30 W ultra-stable laser light at 2128 nm for future gravitational-wave observatories
Authors: Julian Gurs, Nina Bode, Christian Darsow-Fromm, Henning Vahlbruch, Pascal Gewecke, Sebastian Steinlechner, Benno Willke, Roman Schnabel
Abstract summary: We report the production of nearly 30 W of ultra-stable laser light at 2128 nm. Coatings made of amorphous silicon and silicon nitride could provide a remedy for both gravitational-wave detectors and optical clocks.
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Abstract: Thermal noise of the dielectric mirror coatings can limit laser-optical high-precision measurements. Coatings made of amorphous silicon and silicon nitride could provide a remedy for both gravitational-wave detectors and optical clocks. However, the absorption spectra of these materials require laser wavelengths around 2 $\mu$m. For GW detectors, ultra-stable laser light of tens or hundreds of watts is needed. Here, we report the production of nearly 30 W of ultra-stable laser light at 2128 nm by frequency conversion of 1064 nm light from a master oscillator power amplifier system. We achieve an external conversion efficiency of (67.5 $\pm$ 0.5) % via optical parametric oscillation and a relative power noise in the range of $10^{-6}$/$\sqrt{\text{Hz}}$ at 100 Hz, which is almost as low as that of the input light and underlines the potential of our approach.

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