Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2007-11-02
New J.Phys.9:433,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
16 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/9/12/433
Diffraction gratings have been proposed as core optical elements in future laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors. In this paper we derive equations for the coupling between alignment noise and phase noise at diffraction gratings. In comparison to a standard reflective component (mirror or beam splitter) the diffractive nature of the gratings causes an additional coupling of geometry changes into alignment and phase noise. Expressions for the change in angle and optical path length of each outgoing beam are provided as functions of a translation or rotation of the incoming beam with respect to the grating. The analysis is based entirely on the grating equation and the geometry of the setup. We further analyse exemplary optical setups which have been proposed for the use in future gravitational wave detectors. We find that the use of diffraction gratings yields a strong coupling of alignment noise into phase noise. By comparing the results with the specifications of current detectors we show that this additional noise coupling results in new, challenging requirements for the suspension and isolation systems for the optical components.
Bunkowski A.
Freise Andreas
Schnabel Roman
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