White-light cavities, atomic phase coherence, and gravitational wave detectors

authored by
A. Wicht, K. Danzmann, M. Fleischhauer, M. Scully, G. Müller, R. H. Rinkleff
Abstract

We propose a new concept to realize optical cavities with large buildup but broadband response (white-light cavities) using atomic phase coherence. We demonstrate that strongly driven double-A systems can show negative dispersion without absorption, which is needed in order to compensate for the variation of the wavelength with frequency. Internal buildup profiles and the cavity bandwidth of standard devices and white-light cavities will be briefly compared. These devices may be useful to improve the bandwidth and sensitivity of future generations of laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors.

Organisation(s)
Institute for Atom and Molecule Physics (AMP)
External Organisation(s)
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ)
Texas A and M University
Type
Article
Journal
Optics communications
Volume
134
Pages
431-439
No. of pages
9
ISSN
0030-4018
Publication date
15.01.1997
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(96)00579-2 (Access: Closed)
http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-5AD7-7 (Access: Open)