The optics of an interferometric gravitational-wave antenna

Winkler, Walter; Chen, J. M.; Danzmann, Karsten; Nelson, P. G.; Niebauer, T. M.; Rüdiger, Albrecht; Schilling, Roland; Strain, Kenneth A.; Schnupp, L.; Walther, H.; Hough, J.; Campbell, A. M.; Cantley, C. A.; Logan, J. E.; Meers, B. J.; Morrison, E.; Newton, G. P.; Robertson, D. I.; Robertson, N. A.; Rowan, S.; Skeldon, K. D.; Veitch, P. J.; Ward, H.; Welling, H.; Aufmuth, Peter; Kröpke, I.; Ristau, D.; Hall, J. E.; Bennett, J. R. J.; Corbett, I. F.; Edwards, B. W. H.; Elsey, R. J.; Greenhalgh, R. J. S.; Schutz, Bernard F.; Nicholson, D.; Shuttleworth, Justin R.; Ehlers, Jürgen; Kafka, P.; Schäfer, Gerhard; Braun, H.; Kose, V.

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The optics of an interferometric gravitational-wave antenna

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Winkler, Walter
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Danzmann, Karsten
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Rüdiger, Albrecht
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Schilling, Roland
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Strain, Kenneth A.
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Aufmuth, Peter
Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Schutz, Bernard F.
Astrophysical Relativity, AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

Ehlers, Jürgen
Geometric Analysis and Gravitation, AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Winkler, W., Chen, J. M., Danzmann, K., Nelson, P. G., Niebauer, T. M., Rüdiger, A., et al. (1992). The optics of an interferometric gravitational-wave antenna. In J. Ehlers (Ed.), Relativistic Gravity Research: With Emphasis on Experiments and Observations. Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer.

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Abstract

The basic concept of an interferometric gravitational wave detector, the realization of the long light path with optical delay lines or with Fabry-Perot cavities, and the need for high light power are described. The techniques for improving the sensitivity, recycling and squeezed states of light, are considered and the consequences on the specifications of the optical components are shown. The specifications are explicitly given and particularly the influence of thermal effects is treated quantitatively.