Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2005-11-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
4 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.74.021802
We report on experimental observation of radiation-pressure induced effects in a high-power optical cavity. These effects play an important role in next generation gravitational wave (GW) detectors, as well as in quantum non-demolition (QND) interferometers. We measure the properties of an optical spring, created by coupling of an intense laser field to the pendulum mode of a suspended mirror; and also the parametric instability (PI) that arises from the nonlinear coupling between acoustic modes of the cavity mirrors and the cavity optical mode. Specifically, we measure an optical rigidity of $K = 3 \times 10^4$ N/m, and PI value $R = 3$.
Corbitt Thomas
Innerhofer Edith
Mavalvala Nergis
Ottaway David
Pelc Jason
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