Sensitivity of multipass and Fabry-Perot delay lines to small misalignments

Several km-scale gravitational-wave detectors have been constructed worldwide. These instruments combine a number of advanced technologies to push the limits of precision length measurement. The core devices are laser interferometers of a new kind; developed from the classical Michelson topology these interferometers integrate additional optical elements, which significantly change the properties of the optical system. Much of the design and analysis of these laser interferometers can be performed using well-known classical optical techniques; however, the complex optical layouts provide a new challenge. In this review, we give a textbook-style introduction to the optical science required for the understanding of modern gravitational wave detectors, as well as other high-precision laser interferometers. In addition, we provide a number of examples for a freely available interferometer simulation software and encourage the reader to use these examples to gain hands-on experience with the discussed optical methods.

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“… 1964 ), Fabry–Perot arm cavities (Fabry and Perot 1899 ; Fattaccioli et al. 1986 ) and power recycling (Billing et al. 1983 ; Drever et al.…”

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Interferometer techniques for gravitational-wave detection

et al. 2016

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“…The evolution of gravitational-wave detectors can be seen by following their development from prototypes and early observing systems towards the so-called 'Advanced detectors', which are currently under construction, or in the case of Advanced LIGO, in the first phase of scientific observing (as of late 2015). Starting from the simplest Michelson interferometer [68], then by the application of techniques to increase the number of photons stored in the arms: delay lines [90], Fabry-Perot arm cavities [66,67] and power recycling [26,61]. The final step in the development of classical interferometry was the inclusion of signal recycling [117,89], which, among other effects, allows the signal from a gravitational-wave signal of approximately-known spectrum to be enhanced above the noise.…”

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Interferometer Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detection

Bond,

Brown,

Freise

et al. 2009

Preprint

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Several km-scale gravitational-wave detectors have been constructed world wide. These instruments combine a number of advanced technologies to push the limits of precision length measurement. The core devices are laser interferometers of a new kind; developed from the classical Michelson topology these interferometers integrate additional optical elements, which significantly change the properties of the optical system. Much of the design and analysis of these laser interferometers can be performed using well-known classical optical techniques; however, the complex optical layouts provide a new challenge. In this review we give a textbook-style introduction to the optical science required for the understanding of modern gravitational wave detectors, as well as other high-precision laser interferometers. In addition, we provide a number of examples for a freely available interferometer simulation software and encourage the reader to use these examples to gain hands-on experience with the discussed optical methods.

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“…Starting from the simplest Michelson interferometer [18], then by the application of techniques to increase the number of photons stored in the arms: delay lines [31], Fabry-Pérot arm cavities [16, 17] and power recycling [15]. The final step in the development of classical interferometry was the inclusion of signal recycling [41, 30], which, among other effects, allows the signal from a gravitational-wave signal of approximately-known spectrum to be enhanced above the noise.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interferometer Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detection

Freise

Strain

2010

Living Rev. Relativ.

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Several km-scale gravitational-wave detectors have been constructed world wide. These instruments combine a number of advanced technologies to push the limits of precision length measurement. The core devices are laser interferometers of a new kind; developed from the classical Michelson topology these interferometers integrate additional optical elements, which significantly change the properties of the optical system. Much of the design and analysis of these laser interferometers can be performed using well-known classical optical techniques, however, the complex optical layouts provide a new challenge. In this review we give a textbook-style introduction to the optical science required for the understanding of modern gravitational wave detectors, as well as other high-precision laser interferometers. In addition, we provide a number of examples for a freely available interferometer simulation software and encourage the reader to use these examples to gain hands-on experience with the discussed optical methods.

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Sensitivity of multipass and Fabry-Perot delay lines to small misalignments

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Interferometer techniques for gravitational-wave detection

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Interferometer Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detection

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