laser-interferometry

• 1 - Introduction
  • 1.1 - Getting Started
    • 1.1.1 - IPython notebook
    • 1.1.2 - Finesse
    • 1.1.3 - Pykat
    • 1.1.4 - Plotting examples
• 2 - Plane waves
  • 2.1 - Fabry Perot cavity
    • 2.1.1 - Resonance
    • 2.1.2 - Impedance matched
    • 2.1.3 - Free spectral range
    • 2.1.4 - Linewidth
  • 2.2 - Michelson interferometer
    • 2.2.1 - Arm length difference
  • 2.3 - Optical modulation
    • 2.3.1 - Phase and frequency modulation
    • 2.3.2 - Amplitude modulation
    • 2.3.3 - Optical beat
    • 2.3.4 - Modulation by moving mirror
  • 2.4 - Demodulation
    • 2.4.1 - Single demodulation
    • 2.4.2 - Double demodulation
• 3 - Advanced Topics
  • 3.1 - Reduced Order Modelling
    • 3.1.1 - Making a reduced order model
• 4 - Gaussian beams
  • 4.1 - Beam parameters
    • 4.1.1 - Gaussian beam parameters
  • 4.2 - Photodetectors
    • 4.2.1 - Beat coefficients
  • 4.3 - Mirror maps
    • 4.3.1 - Phase maps
    • 4.3.2 - Preprocessing phase maps