Development of a multistage laser frequency stabilization for an interferometric gravitational-wave detector

被引:18
作者
Nagano, S
Kawamura, S
Ando, M
Takahashi, R
Arai, K
Musha, M
Telada, S
Fujimoto, MK
Fukushima, M
Kozai, Y
Miyama, S
Ueda, A
Waseda, K
Yamazaki, T
Ishizuka, H
Kuroda, K
Matsumura, S
Miyakawa, O
Miyoki, S
Ohashi, M
Sato, S
Tatsumi, D
Tomaru, T
Uchiyama, T
Kawabe, K
Ohishi, N
Otsuka, S
Sekiya, A
Takamori, A
Taniguchi, S
Tochikubo, K
Tsubono, K
Ueda, K
Yamamoto, K
Mio, N
Moriwaki, S
Horikoshi, G
Kamikubota, N
Ogawa, Y
Saito, Y
Suzuki, T
Nakagawa, K
Ueda, K
Araya, A
Kanda, N
Kawashima, N
Mizuno, E
Barton, MA
Tsuda, N
Matsuda, N
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Cosm Ray Res, Chiba 2778582, Japan
[2] Natl Astron Observ Japan, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
[3] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[4] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Tokyo 1858585, Japan
[5] Univ Tokyo, Dept Adv Mat Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[6] High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[7] Tokai Univ, Earthquake Res Inst, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130032, Japan
[8] Miyagi Univ Educ, Dept Phys, Sendai, Miyagi 9800845, Japan
[9] Kinki Univ, Dept Phys, Osaka 5778502, Japan
[10] Inst Space & Astronaut Sci, Kanagawa 2290022, Japan
[11] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[12] Tokai Univ, Div Precis Engn, Kanagawa 2591292, Japan
[13] Tokyo Denki Univ, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1018457, Japan
[14] Kyoto Univ, Yukawa Inst Theoret Phys, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
[15] Osaka Univ, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Osaka 5600043, Japan
[16] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
[17] Niigata Univ, Dept Phys, Niigata 9502102, Japan
[18] Hiroshima Univ, Dept Phys, Hiroshima 7398526, Japan
[19] Tohoku Univ, Inst Astron, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[20] Hirosaki Univ, Fac Sci & Technol, Hirosaki, Aomori 0368561, Japan
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D O I
10.1063/1.1597958
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Laser frequency stabilization is essential for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors to attain their target sensitivity. We have designed a multistage laser frequency stabilization system which has been applied in the development of the TAMA 300 gravitational-wave detector in Japan. The control topology consisting of two cascaded loops were employed to secure high feedback gain and reliable detector operation and thus allow the best frequency stability and uninterrupted long-term observation. We achieved simultaneously a frequency stability of 5x10(-5) Hz/rootHz, and a common-mode rejection ratio (which reduces the coupling of frequency noise to spurious signals in the detector) of 37 dB. The developed system enabled us to operate TAMA 300 with sufficient sensitivity and stability that it had the potential to register gravitational-wave events. The system was confirmed to be suitable for a gravitational-wave detector from the observation run of TAMA 300. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:4176 / 4183
页数:8
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