Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
We propose an experiment to extract ponderomotive squeezing from an interferometer with high circulating power and low mass mirrors. In this interferometer, optical resonances of the arm cavities are detuned from the laser frequency, creating a mechanical rigidity that dramatically suppresses displacement noises. After taking into account imperfection of optical elements, laser noise, and other technical noise consistent with existing laser and optical technologies and typical laboratory environments, we expect the output light from the interferometer to have measurable squeezing of 5 dB, with a frequency-independent squeeze angle for frequencies below 1 kHz. This squeeze source is well suited for injection into a gravitational-wave interferometer, leading to improved sensitivity from reduction in the quantum noise. Furthermore, this design provides an experimental test of quantum-limited radiation pressure effects, which have not previously been tested. © 2006 The American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Recommended Citation
Corbitt, T., Chen, Y., Khalili, F., Ottaway, D., Vyatchanin, S., Whitcomb, S., & Mavalvala, N. (2006). Squeezed-state source using radiation-pressure-induced rigidity. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 73 (2) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.73.023801