Participants : Y. Aso, M. Eisenmann, D. Haba, S. Singh, K. Somiya, K. Takeshita, H. Wang
- Birefringence characterization paper presentation (S. Singh):
'Complete Birefringence and Jones matrix characterization using Arbitrary Polarization' to be submitted in Optics Express
Article will be circulated to MIR group
- Sapphire spectroscopy (M. Eisenmann):
Currently upgrading spectrophotometer with polarizer to measure absorption spectrum with s-polarized light
Plan to measure all sapphire samples of NAOJ
In longer term will measure with p-pol aswell
- Weigthed PDs (D. Haba)
Now writing Master thesis (in japanese but abstract will be in English)
Also computing inspiral range with new sensors
- Visitors (H. Wang)
Carl Blair will come to Japan in 2 weeks to work part in KAGRA part in Tokyo
Possibility to have also visit of Australian students to work on birefringence
BNU student (Chenjie) will come for 1 year to work on birefringence compensation
- Next meeting
ICRR inter-university report on January 29th..
Next meeting likely to be on February 4th