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 * [http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=AJPIAS000071000004000365000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes An introduction to signal extraction in interferometric gravitational wave detectors] by Eric D. Black and Ryan N. Gutenkunst
 * [http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/T/T980045-00.pdf Notes on the Pound-Drever-Hall technique] by Eric D. Black
 * [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005RvMP...77..783B Feedback for physicists: A tutorial essay on control] by John Bechhoefer
 * [http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/an_pk/1762 Beginner's Guide to Filter Topologies]
 * [http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/P/P660001-00.pdf Laser Beams and Resonators] by H. Kogelnik and T. Li (a good introduction to Gaussian beams)
 * [attachment:PhaseNoiseTutorial.pdf Impact of ultralow phase noise oscillators on system performance.] A tutorial on phase noise.
 * [attachment:CharacterizingPhaseNoise.pdf Characterizing Phase Noise.] By MiniCircuit, a tutorial for the novice RF engineer on how to characterize phase noise.
 * [attachment:PLLDesign.pdf PLL Performance, Simulation and Design.] A tutorial on PLL design by National Semiconductor Corp..
 * [attachment:mode_coupling.pdf Mode couplings of two astigmatic beams] by KA
 * [attachment:ChoosingAndUsingBypassCapacitors.pdf Choosing and Using Bypass Capacitors] A tutorial on why and how to use bypass capacitors.
 * [attachment:NoiseAnalysisInOperationalAmplifierCircuits.pdf Noise Analysis In Operational Amplifier Circuits]. A manual on op-amp circuits noise calculation by ''Texas Instrument''.
 * [attachment:LowNoiseAmplifierStabilityConceptToPracticalConsiderations.pdf Low-Noise Amplifier Stability Concept to Practical Considerations]. A tutorial on low-noise opamp stability by ''Maxim''.
 * [attachment:Microchip-DrivingCapacitiveLoadsWithOpAmps.pdf Operational Driving Capacitive Loads With Op Amps]. A useful tutorial by Microchip with nice analytical explanations.
 * [attachment:PickingCapacitorsI.pdf Picking Capacitors - Part I]
 * [attachment:PickingCapacitorsII.pdf Picking Capacitors - Part II]
 * [attachment:ChoosingMLCcapacitors.pdf Introduction to Choosing MLC Capacitors For Bypass/Decoupling Applications.] A tutorial on how to choose ''decoupling capacitors'' to ensure signal integrity.
 * [[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005RvMP...77..783B|Feedback for physicists: A tutorial essay on control]] by John Bechhoefer

 * [[http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/an_pk/1762|Beginner's Guide to Filter Topologies]]
 * [[attachment:PLLDesign.pdf|PLL Performance, Simulation and Design.]] A tutorial on PLL design by National Semiconductor Corp..
 * [[attachment:ChoosingAndUsingBypassCapacitors.pdf|Choosing and Using Bypass Capacitors]] A tutorial on why and how to use bypass capacitors.
 * [[attachment:NoiseAnalysisInOperationalAmplifierCircuits.pdf|Noise Analysis In Operational Amplifier Circuits]]. A manual on op-amp circuit noise calculation by ''Texas Instrument''.
 * [[attachment:LowNoiseAmplifierStabilityConceptToPracticalConsiderations.pdf|Low-Noise Amplifier Stability Concept to Practical Considerations]]. A tutorial on low-noise opamp stability by Maxim.
 * [[attachment:Microchip-DrivingCapacitiveLoadsWithOpAmps.pdf|Operational Driving Capacitive Loads With Op Amps]]. A useful tutorial by Microchip with nice analytical explanations.
 * [[attachment:PickingCapacitorsI.pdf|Picking Capacitors - Part I]]
 * [[attachment:PickingCapacitorsII.pdf|Picking Capacitors - Part II]]
 * [[attachment:ChoosingMLCcapacitors.pdf|Introduction to Choosing MLC Capacitors For Bypass/Decoupling Applications.]] A tutorial on how to choose ''decoupling capacitors'' to ensure signal integrity.
 * [[attachment:PD_TF_20011019.pdf|Transimpedance of a broadband PD by KA]]
 * [[attachment:PD_model.pdf|Comparisons of the PD circuits by KA]]

 * [[https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-P660001|Laser Beams and Resonators]] by H. Kogelnik and T. Li (a good introduction to Gaussian beams)
 * [[https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-T1300364-v1|Mode couplings of two astigmatic beams]] by KA
 * [[attachment:EOM_RAM.pdf|Residual amplitude modulation from electro-optic phase modulation by ZK]]
 * [[https://dcc.ligo.org/DocDB/0089/T1200154/001/T121200154.pdf|Split-power detection and quantum noise by ZK]] - An analysis of how quantum noise affects a split-power measurement, as in the LIGO DC readout or ISS.
 * [[https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-T1300189 | On the accumulated round-trip Gouy phase shift for a general optical cavity by KA]]
 * [[http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=AJPIAS000071000004000365000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes|An introduction to signal extraction in interferometric gravitational wave detectors]] by Eric D. Black and Ryan N. Gutenkunst
 * [[http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/T/T980045-00.pdf|Notes on the Pound-Drever-Hall technique]] by Eric D. Black

 * [[attachment:PhaseNoiseTutorial.pdf|Impact of ultralow phase noise oscillators on system performance.]] A tutorial on phase noise.
 * [[attachment:CharacterizingPhaseNoise.pdf|Characterizing Phase Noise.]] By Minicircuits, a tutorial for the novice RF engineer on how to characterize phase noise.
 * [[FMandPM|Relationship between FM and PM]]
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 * [attachment:DoublePendulum.pdf Pendulum EoM calculation in multiple ways by Gabriela Gonz ́alez]
 * [attachment:PD_TF_20011019.pdf Transimpedance of a broadband PD by KA]
 * [attachment:PD_model.pdf Comparisons of the PD circuits by KA]
 * [[FMandPM|Relationship between FM and PM]]
 * [attachment:EOM_RAM.pdf Residual amplitude modulation from electro-optic phase modulation by ZK]

 * [[attachment:DoublePendulum.pdf|Pendulum EoM calculation in multiple ways by Gabriela González]]
 * [[attachment:SeismicSensors.pdf|Seismic Sensors and their Calibration by E. Wielandt.]] An introduction to the basic principles behind commercial seismometers and accelerometers.
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 * [http://www.cvimellesgriot.com/Company/Documentation.aspx?SuperGroupid=27&DocumentTypeid=2 CVI Cool Tips]  * [[http://www.cvimellesgriot.com/Company/Documentation.aspx?SuperGroupid=27&DocumentTypeid=2|CVI Cool Tips]]
 * [[https://www.coilcraft.com/pdfs/Doc363_MeasuringSRF.pdf|Self-resonant frequencies]]
 * [[https://granite.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/wiki/Lab/index.php?plugin=attach&refer=COMSOL&openfile=MechanicalTFwithCOMSOL.pdf|Presentation]] by Yoichi about the subtleties of Gravity in COMSOL and some possible workarounds.
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 * '''Rana Adhikari''' (MIT) - [attachment:Rana_thesis.pdf Sensitivity and Noise Analysis of 4 km Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Antennae]  * '''Rana Adhikari''' (MIT) - [[attachment:Rana_thesis.pdf|Sensitivity and Noise Analysis of 4 km Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Antennae]]
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 * '''Rob Ward''' (Caltech) - [attachment:ward_d.pdf Length sensing and control of a prototype advanced interferometric gravitational wave detector]  * '''Rob Ward''' (Caltech) - [[attachment:ward_d.pdf|Length sensing and control of a prototype advanced interferometric gravitational wave detector]]
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 * '''Tomotada Akutsu''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:akutsutt_phd.pdf Search for a stochastic background of gravitational waves at 100 MHz with laser interferometers]  * '''Tomotada Akutsu''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:akutsutt_phd.pdf|Search for a stochastic background of gravitational waves at 100 MHz with laser interferometers]]
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 * '''Masaki Ando''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:ando_d.pdf Power recycling for an interferometric gravitational wave detector]  * '''Masaki Ando''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:ando_d.pdf|Power recycling for an interferometric gravitational wave detector]]
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 * '''Koji Arai''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:arai_d.pdf Robust extraction of control signals for power-recycled interferometric gravitational-wave detectors]  * '''Koji Arai''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:arai_d.pdf|Robust extraction of control signals for power-recycled interferometric gravitational-wave detectors]]
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 * '''Yoichi Aso''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:aso_d.pdf Active Vibration Isolation for a LaserInterferometric Gravitational Wave Detector using a Suspension Point Interferometer]  * '''Yoichi Aso''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:aso_d.pdf|Active Vibration Isolation for a LaserInterferometric Gravitational Wave Detector using a Suspension Point Interferometer]]
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 * '''Stefan Ballmer''' (MIT) - [attachment:ballmer_d.pdf LIGO interferometer operating at design sensitivity with application to gravitational radiometry]  * '''Stefan Ballmer''' (MIT) - [[attachment:ballmer_d.pdf|LIGO interferometer operating at design sensitivity with application to gravitational radiometry]]
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 * '''Lisa Barsotti''' (Pisa Univ.) - [attachment:barsotti_d.pdf The control of the Virgo interferometer for gravitational wave detection]  * '''Lisa Barsotti''' (Pisa Univ.) - [[attachment:barsotti_d.pdf|The control of the Virgo interferometer for gravitational wave detection]]
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 * '''Andreas Freise''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [attachment:freise_d.pdf The Next Generation of Interferometry: Multi-Frequency Optical Modelling, Control Concepts and Implementation]  * '''Andreas Freise''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [[attachment:freise_d.pdf|The Next Generation of Interferometry: Multi-Frequency Optical Modelling, Control Concepts and Implementation]]
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 * '''Hartmut Grote''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [attachment:grote_d.pdf Making it Work: Second Generation Interferometry in GEO600!]  * '''Hartmut Grote''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [[attachment:grote_d.pdf|Making it Work: Second Generation Interferometry in GEO600!]]
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 * '''Gerhard Heinzel''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [attachment:heinzel_d.pdf Advanced optical techniques for laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors]  * '''Gerhard Heinzel''' (Univ. of Hannover) - [[attachment:heinzel_d.pdf|Advanced optical techniques for laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors]]
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 * '''Wengsheng Hua''' (Stanford) - [attachment:hua_d.pdf Low Frequency Vibration Isolation]  * '''Wengsheng Hua''' (Stanford) - [[attachment:hua_d.pdf|Low Frequency Vibration Isolation]]
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 * '''Keita Kawabe''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:kawabe_d.pdf Development of a 3-meter Fabry-Perot-Michelson Interferometer for Gravitational Wave Detection]  * '''Keita Kawabe''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:kawabe_d.pdf|Development of a 3-meter Fabry-Perot-Michelson Interferometer for Gravitational Wave Detection]]
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 * '''Nergis Mavalvara''' (MIT) - [attachment:nergis_d.pdf Alignment Issues in Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors]  * '''Nergis Mavalvara''' (MIT) - [[attachment:nergis_d.pdf|Alignment Issues in Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors]]
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 * '''Osamu Miyakawa''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:miyakawa_d.pdf Development of a Variable-Bandwidth Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Detector]  * '''Osamu Miyakawa''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:miyakawa_d.pdf|Development of a Variable-Bandwidth Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Detector]]
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 * '''Shigeo Nagano''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:nagano_d.pdf A Study of Frequency and Intensity Stabilization System with a High-power Laser for the TAMA300 Gravitational-wave Detector]  * '''Shigeo Nagano''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:nagano_d.pdf|A Study of Frequency and Intensity Stabilization System with a High-power Laser for the TAMA300 Gravitational-wave Detector]]
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 * '''Atsushi Nishizawa''' (Univ. of Kyoto) - [attachment:nishizawa_d.pdf Search for cosmological gravitational-wave background at high frequencies]  * '''Atsushi Nishizawa''' (Univ. of Kyoto) - [[attachment:nishizawa_d.pdf|Search for cosmological gravitational-wave background at high frequencies]]
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 * '''Kenji Numata''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:numata_d.pdf Direct measurement of mirror thermal noise]  * '''Kenji Numata''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:numata_d.pdf|Direct measurement of mirror thermal noise]]
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 * '''Martin Regehr''' (Caltech) - [attachment:regehr_d.pdf Signal Extraction and Control for an Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detector]  * '''Martin Regehr''' (Caltech) - [[attachment:regehr_d.pdf|Signal Extraction and Control for an Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detector]]
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 * '''Kazuhiro Yamamoto''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [attachment:yamamoto_d.pdf Study of the thermal noise caused by inhomogeneously distributed loss]  * '''Kazuhiro Yamamoto''' (Univ. of Tokyo) - [[attachment:yamamoto_d.pdf|Study of the thermal noise caused by inhomogeneously distributed loss]]

 * '''Jun Mizuno''' (Univ of Hannover) - [[attachment:Mizuno-Thesis.pdf|Comparison of optical configurations for laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors]]

 * '''Kiwamu Izumi''' (Univ of Tokyo) - [[https://dcc.ligo.org/cgi-bin/private/DocDB/ShowDocument?docid=99418]]
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 * [attachment:armor.pdf Armor - Phase-lock control considerations for coherently combined lasers]  * [[attachment:armor.pdf|Armor - Phase-lock control considerations for coherently combined lasers]]
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 * [attachment:Physics_Letters_A_273_2000_15-24.pdf K Arai - New signal extraction scheme with harmonic demodulation for power-recycled Fabry–Perot–Michelson interferometers]  * [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00467-9|K Arai - New signal extraction scheme with harmonic demodulation for power-recycled Fabry–Perot–Michelson interferometers]]
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 * [http://docuserv.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/public/P/P920012-00.pdf ''Observation of an effect due to non-stationary shot noise''] by Mio et Tsubono  * [[http://docuserv.ligo.caltech.edu/docs/public/P/P920012-00.pdf|''Observation of an effect due to non-stationary shot noise'']] by Mio et Tsubono
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 * [attachment:NewFocus16X1.pdf New Focus 1601, 1611 Photodiodes]
 * [attachment:Marconi2023.pdf Marconi/IFR 2023 Operating Manual]
 * [attachment:HP8590ProgrammerManual.pdf HP8590 Spectrum Analyzer Programmer Manual]
 * [attachment:miser_126_manual_new.pdf Light Wave Electronics NPRO model 125/126 manual]
 * [[attachment:NewFocus16X1.pdf|New Focus 1601, 1611 Photodiodes]]
 * [[attachment:Marconi2023.pdf|Marconi/IFR 2023 Operating Manual]]
 * [[attachment:HP8590ProgrammerManual.pdf|HP8590 Spectrum Analyzer Programmer Manual]]
 * [[attachment:miser_126_manual_new.pdf|Light Wave Electronics NPRO model 125/126 manual]]
 * [[attachment:FLUKE_6061A.pdf | Fluke 6061A RF Function Generator ]]
 * [[attachment:NewFocus_LB1005.pdf | New Focus LB1005 High Speed Servo Controller ]]
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 * [https://dcc.ligo.org/public/0002/T0900288/002/AdvLIGO%20noise%20curves.pdf Advanced LIGO anticipated sensitivity curves]  * [[https://dcc.ligo.org/public/0002/T0900288/002/AdvLIGO%20noise%20curves.pdf|Advanced LIGO anticipated sensitivity curves]]
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 * Rob's paper about DC readout for the 40m [attachment:dcreadout40m.pdf attachment:dcreadout40m.pdf][attachment:CQGrevised.tar.gz attachment:CQGrevised.tar.gz][attachment:CQGsubmit.tar.gz attachment:CQGsubmit.tar.gz]  * Rob's paper about DC readout for the 40m [[attachment:dcreadout40m.pdf|attachment:dcreadout40m.pdf]][[attachment:CQGrevised.tar.gz|attachment:CQGrevised.tar.gz]][[attachment:CQGsubmit.tar.gz|attachment:CQGsubmit.tar.gz]]
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 * [attachment:EmacsReferenceCard.pdf Emacs Cheat Sheet]
 * [attachment:LaTeXNotSoShortIntro.pdf "A not so short introduction to LaTeX. Or LaTeX 2e in 141 min"], by Tobias Oetiker.
 * [attachment:LaTeXCheatSheet.pdf LaTeX Cheat Sheet]
 * [[attachment:EmacsReferenceCard.pdf|Emacs Cheat Sheet]]
 * [[attachment:LaTeXNotSoShortIntro.pdf|"A not so short introduction to LaTeX. Or LaTeX 2e in 141 min"]], by Tobias Oetiker.
 * [[attachment:LaTeXCheatSheet.pdf|LaTeX Cheat Sheet]]

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=== Written in Japanese ===

 * [[attachment:Arase_mthesis.pdf | Master thesis by Y.Arase ]]

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