• DocumentCode
    520007
  • Title

    Squeezed light for gravitational wave detection

  • Author

    Schnabel, Roman

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Gravitationsphys., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The sensitivity of laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors can be improved with squeezed light. The first squeezed-light laser aiming for a permanent operation in such a detector has now been accomplished and characterized.
  • Keywords
    gravitational wave detectors; light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; optical squeezing; gravitational wave detection; laser interferometry; squeezed light; Atom optics; Interferometers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499565