Analysis of light noise sources in a recycled michelson interferometer with fabry-Perot arms

J. B. Camp; H. Yamamoto; S. E. Whitcomb; D. E. McClelland

doi:10.1364/JOSAA.17.000120

Analysis of light noise sources in a recycled michelson interferometer with fabry-Perot arms

J. B. Camp, H. Yamamoto, S. E. Whitcomb, D. E. McClelland

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We present a method by which the effect of laser field variations on the signal output of an interferometric gravitational wave detector is rigorously determined. Using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) optical configuration of a power recycled Michelson interferometer with Fabry-Perot arm cavities as an example, we calculate the excess noise after the input filter cavity (mode cleaner) and the dependence of the detector strain sensitivity on laser frequency and amplitude noise, radio frequency oscillator noise, and scattered-light phase noise. We find that noise on the radio frequency sidebands generally limits the detector’s sensitivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-128
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.17.000120
Publication status	Published - Jan 2000

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