Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions

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Authors

  • Timm Wegehaupt
  • Sariga Sachit
  • Vitali Müller
  • Gerhard Heinzel
  • Claus Braxmaier
  • Jens Grosse

External Research Organisations

  • University of Bremen
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)
  • Ulm University
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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages4
ISBN (electronic)9798350311426
ISBN (print)9798350311433
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023 - Hybrid, Toyama, Japan
Duration: 15 May 202319 May 2023

Abstract

Next generations of gravity missions require new technologies for an absolute frequency determination of cavity stabilized lasers. One proposed technology uses a readout of the free spectral range of the cavity to process it along with the mode number to the absolute frequency. This technology would require only a small amount of hardware but presupposes a stable mode number. In a laboratory experiment, this technology is analyzed for an existing high finesse cavity setup and the mode number is determined with an accuracy up to three digits. These measurements carry out a non-negligible fractional offset of α = 0.786 ± 0.003, where a part of γ = 0.69 is probably caused by the mirror coatings. For further investigation of how external influences can affect this offset, the plans for a new compact cavity setup which is designed precisely for these studies are presented here.

Keywords

    absolute frequency, next generation gravity missions, optical cavity, optical metrology

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Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions. / Wegehaupt, Timm; Sachit, Sariga; Müller, Vitali et al.
Proceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023.

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Wegehaupt, T, Sachit, S, Müller, V, Heinzel, G, Braxmaier, C & Grosse, J 2023, Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions. in Proceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023, Hybrid, Toyama, Japan, 15 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/EFTF/IFCS57587.2023.10272219
Wegehaupt, T., Sachit, S., Müller, V., Heinzel, G., Braxmaier, C., & Grosse, J. (2023). Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions. In Proceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EFTF/IFCS57587.2023.10272219
Wegehaupt T, Sachit S, Müller V, Heinzel G, Braxmaier C, Grosse J. Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions. In Proceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023 doi: 10.1109/EFTF/IFCS57587.2023.10272219
Wegehaupt, Timm ; Sachit, Sariga ; Müller, Vitali et al. / Mode Number Determination of Optical Cavities for Next Generations of Gravity Missions. Proceedings 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023.
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