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Optical spring tracking for enhancing quantum-limited interferometers

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Abstract
Modern interferometers such as LIGO have achieved sensitivities limited
by quantum noise, comprising 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 a proof-of-principle experiment of dynamically
tracking a target signal using an optical spring, resulting in an
increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). By injecting white noise to
simulate excess shot noise, we found the SNR increased by up to a
factor of 40 via dynamical tracking when compared to a static
configuration.
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Published
Dec 04, 2024
Vol/Issue
49(24)
Pages
6980
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Funding
National Science Foundation Award: PHY-2110455
Cite This Article
Scott Aronson, Ronald Pagano, Torrey Cullen, et al. (2024). Optical spring tracking for enhancing quantum-limited interferometers. Optics Letters, 49(24), 6980. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.540195
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