PROTOTYPE MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER WITH FABRY-PEROT CAVITIES

被引:23
作者
SHOEMAKER, D [1 ]
FRITSCHEL, P [1 ]
GIAIME, J [1 ]
CHRISTENSEN, N [1 ]
WEISS, R [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,CTR SPACE RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 22期
关键词
INTERFEROMETRY; MICHELSON; FABRY-PEROT; TECHNIQUES FOR GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION DETECTION;
D O I
10.1364/AO.30.003133
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe a rigid, internally modulated Michelson interferometer with Fabry-Perot cavities in the interferometer arms. The high contrast (0.986) and the small cavity losses (2.7%) permit efficient use of the light power available. The measured shot-noise-limited displacement sensitivity for 35 mW of light power is 2.5 x 10(-17) m square-root Hz, in good agreement with the calculated signal-to-noise ratio.
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页码:3133 / 3138
页数:6
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