Back-action cancellation in interferometers by quantum locking

被引:16
作者
Courty, JM
Heidmann, A
Pinard, M
机构
[1] Ecole Normale Super, Lab Kastler Brossel, CNRS, Unite Mixte Rech, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[2] Univ Paris 06, Lab Kastler Brossel, CNRS, Unite Mixte Rech, F-75252 Paris, France
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 63卷 / 02期
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10.1209/epl/i2003-00527-x
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We show that back-action noise in interferometric measurements such as gravitational-waves detectors can be completely suppressed by a local control of mirrors motion. An optomechanical sensor with an optimized measurement strategy is used to monitor mirror displacements. A feedback loop then eliminates radiation-pressure effects without adding noise. This very efficient technique leads to an increased sensitivity for the interferometric measurement, which becomes only limited by phase noise. Back-action cancellation is furthermore insensitive to losses in the interferometer.
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