Title :
Improved optical test of special relativity
Author :
Muller, Holger ; Herrmann, Sven ; Braxmaier, Claus ; Schiller, Stephan ; Peters, Achim
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Physik, Humboldt-Univ., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A new Michelson-Morley (MM) experiment that is based on a one-year comparison of the frequencies νx and νy of two lasers stabilized to crossed cryogenic optical resonators (CORES) at 1064 nm. The experiment relies on a highly developed laser frequency stabilization scheme: an automatic beam positioning system continuously maximises the incoupling of laser radiation to the COREs.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; low-temperature techniques; special relativity; 1064 nm; CORE; Michelson-Morley experiment; automatic beam positioning system; crossed cryogenic optical resonators; laser frequency stabilization; special relativity optical test; Cryogenics; Frequency; Gravity; Laser stability; Microwave propagation; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Physics; Strontium; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314102