Possible research topics for students
- RSE locking simulation and commissioning
- Alignment sensing and controls simulation and commissioning
- Effects of birefringence
- PRC diagonalization, SRC diagonalization
- Laser frequency stabilization
- Interferometer characterizations (optical parameters, mode content, birefringence, high power effect, etc.)
- Parametric instability modeling and mitigation
- Effects from Gouy phases in PRC and SRC
- Damping methods
- Commissioning and upgrade of transmission monitor system (TMS-VIS, optical table cover, polarization monitor)
- Output optics development (OMC, beam shutter etc.)
- In-vacuum RF PD and RF QPD development
- Upgrade of Mach-Zehnder modulator
