Title :
Precision measurement at the quantum limit in gravitational wave detectors
Author_Institution :
LIGO Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Interferometric gravitational wave detectors are poised to launch a new era of gravitational-wave astronomy. I will describe the basic principles behind gravitational wave detection and how we achieve sub-attometer displacement sensitivity in kilometer-scale laser interferometers using precision measurement techniques that include quantum optics and optomechanics.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; gravitational waves; light interferometers; gravitational wave detection; gravitational-wave astronomy; interferometric gravitational wave detectors; kilometer-scale laser interferometers; optomechanics; precision measurement techniques; quantum limit; quantum optics; subattometer displacement sensitivity; Detectors; Interferometers; Laser noise; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
