Coming Clean: Understanding and Mitigating Optical Contamination and Laser Induced Damage in Advanced LIGO

Document #:

LIGO-P1400205-v8

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

Paper Title: Coming Clean: Understanding and Mitigating Optical Contamination and Laser Induced Damage in Advanced LIGO
SPIE Paper No: 9237-1
SPIE Tracking No: LD14-LD101-14

This is the paper submitted along with LIGO-G1400396, the Plenary Lecture for SPIE Laser Damage 2014. NOTE - For latest information on PCL's on wafers from chamber refer to LIGO-G1400142: Summary of 4" Wafer Data. Calum Torrie

Files in Document:

• SPIE Paper No 9237-1 Coming Clean in LIGO LIGO-P140020...pdf (1.6 MB)

Other Files:

• SPIE Paper No 9237-1 Coming Clean in LIGO LIGO-P14002...docx (5.2 MB)

Topics:

• Core Optics
• System Engineering

Authors:

• Kaitlin Gushwa
• Calum Torrie

Notes and Changes:

1) Version 8 is version submitted to SPIE and version made public. 28th Oct 2014. CiT.

Referenced by:

• LIGO-E1400028: aLIGO, Particulate Contamination Talks, Papers and Posters