Abstract
Optical cavities containing a negative dispersion medium have been proposed as a means of improving the sensitivity of laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors through the creation of white-light signal recycling cavities. Here we demonstrate that negative dispersion can be realized using an optomechanical cavity pumped by a blue detuned doublet. We used an 85-mm cavity with an intracavity silicon nitride membrane. Tunable negative dispersion is demonstrated, with a phase derivative dφ/df from -0.14 Deg · Hz-1 to -4.2 × 10-3 Deg · Hz-1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2337-2340 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |