Optical Spring Tracking for Enhancing Quantum-Limited Interferometers

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Main Authors: Aronson, Scott, Pagano, Ronald, Cullen, Torrey, Cole, Garrett D., Corbitt, Thomas
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Published: 2024
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author Aronson, Scott
Pagano, Ronald
Cullen, Torrey
Cole, Garrett D.
Corbitt, Thomas
author_facet Aronson, Scott
Pagano, Ronald
Cullen, Torrey
Cole, Garrett D.
Corbitt, Thomas
contents Modern interferometers such as LIGO have achieved sensitivities limited by quantum noise, comprised of radiation pressure and shot noise. To mitigate this noise, a static system is employed that minimizes the quantum noise within the measurement band. However, since gravitational wave inspiral signals are a single frequency changing over time, only noise at the chirp frequency needs to be minimized. Here we demonstrate dynamically tracking a target signal using an optical spring, resulting in an increased signal to noise ratio (SNR). We report on a SNR increase by up to a factor of 40 when compared to a static configuration.
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spellingShingle Optical Spring Tracking for Enhancing Quantum-Limited Interferometers
Aronson, Scott
Pagano, Ronald
Cullen, Torrey
Cole, Garrett D.
Corbitt, Thomas
Quantum Physics
Optics
Modern interferometers such as LIGO have achieved sensitivities limited by quantum noise, comprised of radiation pressure and shot noise. To mitigate this noise, a static system is employed that minimizes the quantum noise within the measurement band. However, since gravitational wave inspiral signals are a single frequency changing over time, only noise at the chirp frequency needs to be minimized. Here we demonstrate dynamically tracking a target signal using an optical spring, resulting in an increased signal to noise ratio (SNR). We report on a SNR increase by up to a factor of 40 when compared to a static configuration.
title Optical Spring Tracking for Enhancing Quantum-Limited Interferometers
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.16171