Small Optic Suspensions for Advanced LIGO Input Optics and Other Precision Optical Experiments

Authors

G. Ciani, University of Florida
M. A. Arain, Carl Zeiss Meditec
S. M. Aston, California Institute of Technology
D. Feldbaum, University of Florida
P. Fulda, University of Florida
J. Gleason, University of Florida
M. Heintze, University of Florida
Rodica Martin, Montclair State UniversityFollow
C. L. Mueller, University of Florida
D. M. Nanda Kumar, University of Florida
A. Pele, California Institute of Technology
D. H. Reitze, University of Florida
P. Sainathan, University of Florida
D. B. Tanner, University of Florida
L. F. Williams, University of Florida
G. Mueller, University of Florida

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2016

Journal / Book Title

Review of Scientific Instruments

Abstract

We report on the design and performance of small optic suspensions developed to suppress seismic motion of out-of-cavity optics in the input optics subsystem of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. These compact single stage suspensions provide isolation in all six degrees of freedom of the optic, local sensing and actuation in three of them, and passive damping for the other three.

DOI

10.1063/1.4967716

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Ciani, G.; Arain, M. A.; Aston, S. M.; Feldbaum, D.; Fulda, P.; Gleason, J.; Heintze, M.; Martin, Rodica; Mueller, C. L.; Nanda Kumar, D. M.; Pele, A.; Reitze, D. H.; Sainathan, P.; Tanner, D. B.; Williams, L. F.; and Mueller, G., "Small Optic Suspensions for Advanced LIGO Input Optics and Other Precision Optical Experiments" (2016). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 139.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/physics-astron-facpubs/139

Published Citation

Ciani, G., Arain, M. A., Aston, S. M., Feldbaum, D., Fulda, P., Gleason, J., ... & Mueller, G. (2016). Small optic suspensions for Advanced LIGO input optics and other precision optical experiments. Review of Scientific Instruments, 87(11), 114504.