Gravitational wave signal and noise response of an optically levitated sensor in a Fabry-Pérot cavity
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| author | Laeuger, Andrew Elahi, Shafaq Gulzar Klomp, Shelby Larsen, Jackson Sprague, Jacob Wang, Zhiyuan Winstone, George Wroblewski, Maddox Larson, Shane L. Geraci, Andrew A. Aggarwal, Nancy |
| author_facet | Laeuger, Andrew Elahi, Shafaq Gulzar Klomp, Shelby Larsen, Jackson Sprague, Jacob Wang, Zhiyuan Winstone, George Wroblewski, Maddox Larson, Shane L. Geraci, Andrew A. Aggarwal, Nancy |
| contents | Optically levitated sensors inside a Fabry-Pérot cavity have been proposed for high-frequency gravitational-wave (GW) detection, though their configuration for gravitational wave sensitivity exhibits counterintuitive features. We provide a new detailed general relativistic derivation of the interaction between a gravitational wave and a levitated object in an optical cavity, demonstrating gauge independence of the observable response. We find a strong asymmetric dependence of the strain signal on trap position, maximized when the sensor is located near the input mirror, in agreement with previous results. A key new result of this work is the consequence of this asymmetry on the noise coupling: the coupling of input-mirror displacements to the strain signal can be highly suppressed relative to that of end-mirror displacements and common-mode mirror motion. These results clarify the physical origin of the gravitational wave interaction with such a sensor and establish crucial design principles for optical levitation based high-frequency GW detectors. |
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| spellingShingle | Gravitational wave signal and noise response of an optically levitated sensor in a Fabry-Pérot cavity Laeuger, Andrew Elahi, Shafaq Gulzar Klomp, Shelby Larsen, Jackson Sprague, Jacob Wang, Zhiyuan Winstone, George Wroblewski, Maddox Larson, Shane L. Geraci, Andrew A. Aggarwal, Nancy General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Optically levitated sensors inside a Fabry-Pérot cavity have been proposed for high-frequency gravitational-wave (GW) detection, though their configuration for gravitational wave sensitivity exhibits counterintuitive features. We provide a new detailed general relativistic derivation of the interaction between a gravitational wave and a levitated object in an optical cavity, demonstrating gauge independence of the observable response. We find a strong asymmetric dependence of the strain signal on trap position, maximized when the sensor is located near the input mirror, in agreement with previous results. A key new result of this work is the consequence of this asymmetry on the noise coupling: the coupling of input-mirror displacements to the strain signal can be highly suppressed relative to that of end-mirror displacements and common-mode mirror motion. These results clarify the physical origin of the gravitational wave interaction with such a sensor and establish crucial design principles for optical levitation based high-frequency GW detectors. |
| title | Gravitational wave signal and noise response of an optically levitated sensor in a Fabry-Pérot cavity |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07302 |