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Broadband Measurement and Reduction of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise in the Audio Band

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Authors:
  1. Jonathan Cripe

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, L.A., USA

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Awarded the 2018 GWIC Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for the most outstanding thesis in gravitational waves by the Gravitational Waves International Committee
  • Demonstrates the first measurement of quantum radiation pressure noise at frequencies relevant to gravitational wave detectors
  • Provides an informative introduction to the exciting field of gravitational waves

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Gravitational Waves and Gravitational Wave Detectors

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 1-26

  3. Optical Springs

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 27-34

  4. Cantilever Micro-mirror and Optomechanical Cavity Design

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 35-65

  5. Radiation-Pressure-Mediated Control of an Optomechanical Cavity

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 67-79

  6. Observation of an Optical Spring from a Beamsplitter

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 81-89

  7. Broadband Measurement of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise at Room Temperature

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 91-110

  8. Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise Reduction and Evasion

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 111-129

  9. Future Work and Conclusion

    • Jonathan Cripe
    Pages 131-136

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 137-140
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About this book

This book presents a direct measurement of quantum back action, or radiation pressure noise, on a macroscopic object at room temperature across a broad bandwidth in the audio range. This noise source was predicted to be a limitation for gravitational wave interferometers in the 1980s, but it has evaded direct characterization in the gravitational wave community due to the inherent difficult of reducing thermal fluctuations below the quantum back action level. This back action noise is a potential limitation in Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo, and Cripe’s experiment has provided a platform for the demonstration of quantum measurement techniques that will allow quantum radiation pressure noise to be reduced in these detectors. The experimental techniques Cripe developed for this purpose are also applicable to any continuous measurement operating near the quantum limit, and could lead to the possibility of observing non-classical behavior of macroscopic objects. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, L.A., USA

    Jonathan Cripe

About the author

​Jonathan Cripe graduated from DePauw University with a B.A. and majored in physics and mathematics. After graduation, he studied for one year at the Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover, Germany, before starting his Ph.D. at Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Jonathan was a member of the LIGO collaboration and worked with Professor Thomas Corbitt on investigating quantum technologies for improving future generations of gravitational wave detectors. One of the highlights of his scientific career was participating in the first direct detection of gravitational waves. Jonathan is currently a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he is applying his experience with radiation pressure to create reference devices for measuring nanonewton level forces.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Broadband Measurement and Reduction of Quantum Radiation Pressure Noise in the Audio Band

  • Authors: Jonathan Cripe

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45031-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45030-4Published: 16 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45033-5Published: 16 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45031-1Published: 15 May 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 140

  • Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Quantum Optics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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