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Dr. David H Shoemaker

Senior Research Scientist
Director, MIT Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)

Primary DLC

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

MIT Room: NW22-269
(617) 253-6411

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Highly Frequency-Stable Lasers
Precision Optical Metrology
Modulation-Demodulation Schemes Applied to Optics
State-of-the-Art Low Loss Mirrors and Other Optical Components
Seismic Isolation
Servo-Control

Recent Work

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