The advanced LIGO input optics

Mueller, Chris L., Arain, Muzammil A., Ciani, Giacomo, DeRosa, Ryan. T., Effler, Anamaria, Feldbaum, David, Frolov, Valery V., Fulda, Paul, Gleason, Joseph, Heintze, Matthew, Kawabe, Keita, King, Eleanor J., Kokeyama, Keiko ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-1992, Korth, William Z., Martin, Rodica M., Mullavey, Adam, Peold, Jan, Quetschke, Volker, Reitze, David H., Tanner, David B., Vorvick, Cheryl, Williams, Luke F. and Mueller, Guido 2016. The advanced LIGO input optics. Review of Scientific Instruments 87 (1) , 014502. 10.1063/1.4936974

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Abstract

The advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors are nearing their design sensitivity and should begin taking meaningful astrophysical data in the fall of 2015. These resonant optical interferometers will have unprecedented sensitivity to the strains caused by passing gravitational waves. The input optics play a significant part in allowing these devices to reach such sensitivities. Residing between the pre-stabilized laser and the main interferometer, the input optics subsystem is tasked with preparing the laser beam for interferometry at the sub-attometer level while operating at continuous wave input power levels ranging from 100 mW to 150 W. These extreme operating conditions required every major component to be custom designed. These designs draw heavily on the experience and understanding gained during the operation of Initial LIGO and Enhanced LIGO. In this article, we report on how the components of the input optics were designed to meet their stringent requirements and present measurements showing how well they have lived up to their design.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Publisher:	AIP Publishing
ISSN:	0034-6748
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 March 2021
Date of Acceptance:	1 November 2015
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2024 20:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139929

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