High-power and low-noise photodetector for interferometric gravitational wave detectors

被引:4
作者
Mio, N
Ando, M
Heinzel, G
Moriwaki, S
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Adv Mat Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[3] Natl Astron Observ, Mitaka, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 2001年 / 40卷 / 01期
关键词
gravitational wave detector; high-power laser; photodiode; photodetector; interferometer;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.40.426
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We have developed a photodetector for interferometric gravitational wave detectors which can detect high power light with low intrinsic noise. The detector is designed to detect a laser power of more than 100 mW at 1.064 mum with a single InGaAs photodiode. Using a resonant circuit, low intrinsic noise is achieved; the noise-equivalent photocurrent is 132 muA. By using a photocurrent limiter used in the circuit, we confirmed that even with high power (2 W) incident on the diode, the: diode was undamaged.
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页码:426 / 427
页数:2
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