抄録
A new method has been demonstrated for absolute-length measurements of a long-baseline Fabry–Perot cavity by use of phase-modulated light. This method is based on determination of a free spectral range (FSR) of the cavity from the frequency difference between a carrier and phase-modulation sidebands, both of which resonate in the cavity. Sensitive response of the Fabry–Perot cavity near resonant frequencies ensures accurate determination of the FSR and thus of the absolute length of the cavity. This method was applied to a 300-m Fabry×Perot cavity of the TAMA gravitational wave detector that is being developed at the National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo. With a modulation frequency of (12 MHz, we successfully determined the absolute cavity length with resolution of 1 μm (3 × 10−9 in strain) and observed local ground strain variations of 6 × 10−8.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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ページ(範囲) | 2848-2856 |
ページ数 | 9 |
ジャーナル | Applied Optics |
巻 | 38 |
号 | 13 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 1999/05/01 |
ASJC Scopus 主題領域
- 原子分子物理学および光学
- 工学(その他)
- 電子工学および電気工学