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View SchemaDemonstration of a Tunable-Bandwidth White Light Interferometer using Anomalous Dispersion in Atomic Vapor
| Authors | G. S. Pati, M. Salit, K. Salit, M. S. Shahriar |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0610022 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0610022 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.133601 |
Abstract
Recently, the design of a white-light-cavity has been proposed using negative dispersion in an intra-cavity medium to make the cavity resonate over a large range of frequencies and still maintain a high cavity build-up. This paper presents the demonstration of this effect in a free-space cavity. The negative dispersion of the intra-cavity medium is caused by bi-frequency Raman gain in an atomic vapor cell. A significantly broad cavity response over a bandwidth greater than 20 MHz has been observed. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical model, taking into account effects of residual absorption. A key application of this device would be in enhancing the sensitivity-bandwidth product of the next generation gravitational wave detectors that make use of the so-called signal-recycling mirror.
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