Faraday Rotators in LIGO

Physics 208 by Peter Beyersdorf

Feb 12, 200900:59:18Education

We look at how aspects of this class relate to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) and investigate the design of the LIGO Faraday Isolators

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