Compact Michelson Interferometers with Subpicometer Sensitivity

Jiri Smetana; Rebecca Walters; Sophie Bauchinger; Amit Singh Ubhi; Sam Cooper; David Hoyland; Richard Abbott; Christoph Baune; Peter Fritchel; Oliver Gerberding; Semjon Köhnke; Haixing Miao; Sebastian Rode; Denis Martynov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.034040

Compact Michelson Interferometers with Subpicometer Sensitivity

Jiri Smetana^*, Rebecca Walters, Sophie Bauchinger, Amit Singh Ubhi, Sam Cooper, David Hoyland, Richard Abbott, Christoph Baune, Peter Fritchel, Oliver Gerberding, Semjon Köhnke, Haixing Miao, Sebastian Rode, Denis Martynov

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The network of interferometric gravitational-wave observatories has successfully detected tens of astrophysical signals since 2015. In this paper, we experimentally investigate compact sensors that have the potential to improve the sensitivity of gravitational-wave detectors to intermediate-mass black holes. We use only commercial components, such as sensing heads and lasers, to assemble the setup and demonstrate its subpicometer precision. The setup consists of a pair of Michelson interferometers that use deep frequency modulation techniques to obtain a linear, relative displacement readout over multiple interference fringes. We implement a laser-frequency stabilization scheme to achieve a sensitivity of 0.3 pm / √Hz above 0.1 Hz. The device has also the potential to improve other experiments, such as torsion balances and commercial seismometers.

Original language	English
Article number	034040
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physical Review Applied
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.034040
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2022

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Astrophysics at the University of Birmingham
Speake, C., Martynov, D., Stevens, I., Mow-Lowry, C., Vecchio, A., Smith, G., McGee, S., Freise, A., Miao, H., Gough, R. & Windridge, D.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/19 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, STFC Equipment Call 2018
Miao, H., Martynov, D., Vecchio, A., Mow-Lowry, C. & Freise, A.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/10/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research Councils

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