Title :
Quantum locking of mirrors in interferometers
Author :
Heidmann, Antoine ; Courty, Jean-Michel ; Pinard, Michel
Abstract :
Quantum noise in ultrasensitive measurements such as gravitational-waves interferometers is drastically modified by quantum feedback. We show that a local control of mirror motion can lock the mirror and reduce quantum effects of radiation pressure.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; light interferometers; mirrors; optical feedback; quantum noise; quantum optics; radiation pressure; gravitational-waves interferometers; quantum feedback; quantum mirror locking; quantum noise; radiation pressure; Feedback loop; Fluctuations; Interferometers; Mirrors; Motion control; Noise measurement; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314186
