Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2002-01-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
Scientific paper
We report the experimental observation of the photothermal effect. The measurements are performed by modulating the laser power absorbed by the mirrors of two high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities. The results are very well described by a recently proposed theoretical model [M. Cerdonio, L. Conti, A. Heidmann and M. Pinard, Phys. Rev. D 63 (2001) 082003], confirming the correctness of such calculations. Our observations and quantitative characterization of the photothermal effect demonstrate its critical importance for high sensitivity interferometric displacement measurements, as those necessary for gravitational wave detection.
Cerdonio Massimo
Conti Livia
Marin Felipe
Pinard Michel
Rosa M. de
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