Quantum Enhancement of a 4 km Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Detector

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Chua, Sheon S. Y. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Quantum optics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Quantum Optics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The work in this thesis was a part of the experiment of squeezed light injection into the LIGO interferometer. The work first discusses the detailed design of the squeezed light source which would be used for the experiment. The specific design is the doubly-resonant, traveling-wave bow-tie cavity s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Gravitational Waves and the Quest for their Direct Detection
• Quantum Optics and Light
• Quantum Noise in Gravitational -Wave Detectors and Applied Squeezed States
• Squeezed State Generation for Gravitational-wave Detection
• The Doubly Resonant, Travelling- Wave Squeezed Light Source
• Backscatter Tolerance of a travelling-wave Optical Parametric Oscillator
• Overview of the LIGO Squeezed Light Injection Experiment
• Squeezing-enhancement of a 4km LIGO gravitational-wave detector
• Backscattered-light Impact in a Squeezing-enhanced Gravitational-Wave Detector
• Results Summary, Recommendations and Future Work
• Quantum noise and squeezing in Dual-recycled Michelson Interferometers
• Initial analysis and repair of the Enhanced LIGO H1 Output Mode Cleaner
• Supplementary Information for the Backscatter-light Experiments at LIGO.