Point Absorber Limits to Future Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Wenxuan Jia; Hiroaki Yamamoto; Kevin Kuns; Anamaria Effler; Matthew Evans; Peter Fritschel; R. Abbott; C. Adams; R. X. Adhikari; A. Ananyeva; S. Appert; K. Arai; J. S. Areeda; Y. Asali; S. M. Aston; C. Austin; A. M. Baer; M. Ball; S. W. Ballmer; S. Banagiri; D. Barker; L. Barsotti; J. Bartlett; B. K. Berger; J. Betzwieser; D. Bhattacharjee; G. Billingsley; S. Biscans; C. D. Blair; R. M. Blair; N. Bode; P. Booker; R. Bork; A. Bramley; A. F. Brooks; D. D. Brown; A. Buikema; C. Cahillane; K. C. Cannon; X. Chen; A. A. Ciobanu; F. Clara; C. M. Compton; S. J. Cooper; K. R. Corley; S. T. Countryman; P. B. Covas; D. C. Coyne; L. E.H. Datrier; D. Davis; C. Di Fronzo; K. L. Dooley; J. C. Driggers; P. Dupej; S. E. Dwyer; T. Etzel; T. M. Evans; J. Feicht; A. Fernandez-Galiana; V. V. Frolov; P. Fulda; M. Fyffe; J. A. Giaime; K. D. Giardina; P. Godwin; E. Goetz; S. Gras; C. Gray; R. Gray; A. C. Green; E. K. Gustafson; R. Gustafson; E. D. Hall; J. Hanks; J. Hanson; T. Hardwick; R. K. Hasskew; M. C. Heintze; A. F. Helmling-Cornell; N. A. Holland; J. D. Jones; S. Kandhasamy; S. Karki; M. Kasprzack; K. Kawabe; N. Kijbunchoo; P. J. King; J. S. Kissel; Rahul Kumar; M. Landry; B. B. Lane; B. Lantz; M. Laxen; Y. K. Lecoeuche; J. Leviton; J. Liu; M. Lormand; A. P. Lundgren; R. Macas; M. Macinnis; D. M. Macleod; G. L. Mansell; S. Márka; Z. Márka; D. V. Martynov; K. Mason; T. J. Massinger; F. Matichard; N. Mavalvala; R. McCarthy; D. E. McClelland; S. McCormick; L. McCuller; J. McIver; T. McRae; G. Mendell; K. Merfeld; E. L. Merilh; F. Meylahn; T. Mistry; R. Mittleman; G. Moreno; C. M. Mow-Lowry; S. Mozzon; A. Mullavey; T. J.N. Nelson; P. Nguyen; L. K. Nuttall; J. Oberling; Richard J. Oram; C. Osthelder; D. J. Ottaway; H. Overmier; J. R. Palamos; W. Parker; E. Payne; A. Pele; R. Penhorwood; C. J. Perez; M. Pirello; H. Radkins; K. E. Ramirez; J. W. Richardson; K. Riles; N. A. Robertson; J. G. Rollins; C. L. Romel; J. H. Romie; M. P. Ross; K. Ryan; T. Sadecki; E. J. Sanchez; L. E. Sanchez; T. R. Saravanan; R. L. Savage; D. Schaetzl; R. Schnabel; R. M.S. Schofield; E. Schwartz; D. Sellers; T. Shaffer; D. Sigg; B. J.J. Slagmolen; J. R. Smith; S. Soni; B. Sorazu; A. P. Spencer; K. A. Strain; L. Sun; M. J. Szczepańczyk; M. Thomas; P. Thomas; K. A. Thorne; K. Toland; C. I. Torrie; G. Traylor; M. Tse; A. L. Urban; G. Vajente; G. Valdes; D. C. Vander-Hyde; P. J. Veitch; K. Venkateswara; G. Venugopalan; A. D. Viets; T. Vo; C. Vorvick; M. Wade; R. L. Ward; J. Warner; B. Weaver; R. Weiss; C. Whittle; B. Willke; C. C. Wipf; L. Xiao; Hang Yu; Haocun Yu; L. Zhang; M. E. Zucker; J. Zweizig

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102

Point Absorber Limits to Future Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Wenxuan Jia, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Kevin Kuns, Anamaria Effler, Matthew Evans, Peter Fritschel, R. Abbott, C. Adams, R. X. Adhikari, A. Ananyeva, S. Appert, K. Arai, J. S. Areeda, Y. Asali, S. M. Aston, C. Austin, A. M. Baer, M. Ball, S. W. Ballmer, S. BanagiriD. Barker, L. Barsotti, J. Bartlett, B. K. Berger, J. Betzwieser, D. Bhattacharjee, G. Billingsley, S. Biscans, C. D. Blair, R. M. Blair, N. Bode, P. Booker, R. Bork, A. Bramley, A. F. Brooks, D. D. Brown, A. Buikema, C. Cahillane, K. C. Cannon, X. Chen, A. A. Ciobanu, F. Clara, C. M. Compton, S. J. Cooper, K. R. Corley, S. T. Countryman, P. B. Covas, D. C. Coyne, L. E.H. Datrier, D. Davis, C. Di Fronzo, K. L. Dooley, J. C. Driggers, P. Dupej, S. E. Dwyer, T. Etzel, T. M. Evans, J. Feicht, A. Fernandez-Galiana, V. V. Frolov, P. Fulda, M. Fyffe, J. A. Giaime, K. D. Giardina, P. Godwin, E. Goetz, S. Gras, C. Gray, R. Gray, A. C. Green, E. K. Gustafson, R. Gustafson, E. D. Hall, J. Hanks, J. Hanson, T. Hardwick, R. K. Hasskew, M. C. Heintze, A. F. Helmling-Cornell, N. A. Holland, J. D. Jones, S. Kandhasamy, S. Karki, M. Kasprzack, K. Kawabe, N. Kijbunchoo, P. J. King, J. S. Kissel, Rahul Kumar, M. Landry, B. B. Lane, B. Lantz, M. Laxen, Y. K. Lecoeuche, J. Leviton, J. Liu, M. Lormand, A. P. Lundgren, R. Macas, M. Macinnis, D. M. Macleod, G. L. Mansell, S. Márka, Z. Márka, D. V. Martynov, K. Mason, T. J. Massinger, F. Matichard, N. Mavalvala, R. McCarthy, D. E. McClelland, S. McCormick, L. McCuller, J. McIver, T. McRae, G. Mendell, K. Merfeld, E. L. Merilh, F. Meylahn, T. Mistry, R. Mittleman, G. Moreno, C. M. Mow-Lowry, S. Mozzon, A. Mullavey, T. J.N. Nelson, P. Nguyen, L. K. Nuttall, J. Oberling, Richard J. Oram, C. Osthelder, D. J. Ottaway, H. Overmier, J. R. Palamos, W. Parker, E. Payne, A. Pele, R. Penhorwood, C. J. Perez, M. Pirello, H. Radkins, K. E. Ramirez, J. W. Richardson, K. Riles, N. A. Robertson, J. G. Rollins, C. L. Romel, J. H. Romie, M. P. Ross, K. Ryan, T. Sadecki, E. J. Sanchez, L. E. Sanchez, T. R. Saravanan, R. L. Savage, D. Schaetzl, R. Schnabel, R. M.S. Schofield, E. Schwartz, D. Sellers, T. Shaffer, D. Sigg, B. J.J. Slagmolen, J. R. Smith, S. Soni, B. Sorazu, A. P. Spencer, K. A. Strain, L. Sun, M. J. Szczepańczyk, M. Thomas, P. Thomas, K. A. Thorne, K. Toland, C. I. Torrie, G. Traylor, M. Tse, A. L. Urban, G. Vajente, G. Valdes, D. C. Vander-Hyde, P. J. Veitch, K. Venkateswara, G. Venugopalan, A. D. Viets, T. Vo, C. Vorvick, M. Wade, R. L. Ward, J. Warner, B. Weaver, R. Weiss, C. Whittle, B. Willke, C. C. Wipf, L. Xiao, Hang Yu, Haocun Yu, L. Zhang, M. E. Zucker, J. Zweizig

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High-quality optical resonant cavities require low optical loss, typically on the scale of parts per million. However, unintended micron-scale contaminants on the resonator mirrors that absorb the light circulating in the cavity can deform the surface thermoelastically and thus increase losses by scattering light out of the resonant mode. The point absorber effect is a limiting factor in some high-power cavity experiments, for example, the Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detector. In this Letter, we present a general approach to the point absorber effect from first principles and simulate its contribution to the increased scattering. The achievable circulating power in current and future gravitational-wave detectors is calculated statistically given different point absorber configurations. Our formulation is further confirmed experimentally in comparison with the scattered power in the arm cavity of Advanced LIGO measured by in situ photodiodes. The understanding presented here provides an important tool in the global effort to design future gravitational-wave detectors that support high optical power and thus reduce quantum noise.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	241102
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	127
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102
State	Published - Dec 10 2021

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Jia, W., Yamamoto, H., Kuns, K., Effler, A., Evans, M., Fritschel, P., Abbott, R., Adams, C., Adhikari, R. X., Ananyeva, A., Appert, S., Arai, K., Areeda, J. S., Asali, Y., Aston, S. M., Austin, C., Baer, A. M., Ball, M., Ballmer, S. W., ... Zweizig, J. (2021). Point Absorber Limits to Future Gravitational-Wave Detectors. Physical Review Letters, 127(24), Article 241102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102

Jia, W, Yamamoto, H, Kuns, K, Effler, A, Evans, M, Fritschel, P, Abbott, R, Adams, C, Adhikari, RX, Ananyeva, A, Appert, S, Arai, K, Areeda, JS, Asali, Y, Aston, SM, Austin, C, Baer, AM, Ball, M, Ballmer, SW, Banagiri, S, Barker, D, Barsotti, L, Bartlett, J, Berger, BK, Betzwieser, J, Bhattacharjee, D, Billingsley, G, Biscans, S, Blair, CD, Blair, RM, Bode, N, Booker, P, Bork, R, Bramley, A, Brooks, AF, Brown, DD, Buikema, A, Cahillane, C, Cannon, KC, Chen, X, Ciobanu, AA, Clara, F, Compton, CM, Cooper, SJ, Corley, KR, Countryman, ST, Covas, PB, Coyne, DC, Datrier, LEH, Davis, D, Di Fronzo, C, Dooley, KL, Driggers, JC, Dupej, P, Dwyer, SE, Etzel, T, Evans, TM, Feicht, J, Fernandez-Galiana, A, Frolov, VV, Fulda, P, Fyffe, M, Giaime, JA, Giardina, KD, Godwin, P, Goetz, E, Gras, S, Gray, C, Gray, R, Green, AC, Gustafson, EK, Gustafson, R, Hall, ED, Hanks, J, Hanson, J, Hardwick, T, Hasskew, RK, Heintze, MC, Helmling-Cornell, AF, Holland, NA, Jones, JD, Kandhasamy, S, Karki, S, Kasprzack, M, Kawabe, K, Kijbunchoo, N, King, PJ, Kissel, JS, Kumar, R, Landry, M, Lane, BB, Lantz, B, Laxen, M, Lecoeuche, YK, Leviton, J, Liu, J, Lormand, M, Lundgren, AP, Macas, R, Macinnis, M, Macleod, DM, Mansell, GL, Márka, S, Márka, Z, Martynov, DV, Mason, K, Massinger, TJ, Matichard, F, Mavalvala, N, McCarthy, R, McClelland, DE, McCormick, S, McCuller, L, McIver, J, McRae, T, Mendell, G, Merfeld, K, Merilh, EL, Meylahn, F, Mistry, T, Mittleman, R, Moreno, G, Mow-Lowry, CM, Mozzon, S, Mullavey, A, Nelson, TJN, Nguyen, P, Nuttall, LK, Oberling, J, Oram, RJ, Osthelder, C, Ottaway, DJ, Overmier, H, Palamos, JR, Parker, W, Payne, E, Pele, A, Penhorwood, R, Perez, CJ, Pirello, M, Radkins, H, Ramirez, KE, Richardson, JW, Riles, K, Robertson, NA, Rollins, JG, Romel, CL, Romie, JH, Ross, MP, Ryan, K, Sadecki, T, Sanchez, EJ, Sanchez, LE, Saravanan, TR, Savage, RL, Schaetzl, D, Schnabel, R, Schofield, RMS, Schwartz, E, Sellers, D, Shaffer, T, Sigg, D, Slagmolen, BJJ, Smith, JR, Soni, S, Sorazu, B, Spencer, AP, Strain, KA, Sun, L, Szczepańczyk, MJ, Thomas, M, Thomas, P, Thorne, KA, Toland, K, Torrie, CI, Traylor, G, Tse, M, Urban, AL, Vajente, G, Valdes, G, Vander-Hyde, DC, Veitch, PJ, Venkateswara, K, Venugopalan, G, Viets, AD, Vo, T, Vorvick, C, Wade, M, Ward, RL, Warner, J, Weaver, B, Weiss, R, Whittle, C, Willke, B, Wipf, CC, Xiao, L, Yu, H, Yu, H, Zhang, L, Zucker, ME & Zweizig, J 2021, 'Point Absorber Limits to Future Gravitational-Wave Detectors', Physical Review Letters, vol. 127, no. 24, 241102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102

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AU - Evans, Matthew

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AU - Abbott, R.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Adhikari, R. X.

AU - Ananyeva, A.

AU - Appert, S.

AU - Arai, K.

AU - Areeda, J. S.

AU - Asali, Y.

AU - Aston, S. M.

AU - Austin, C.

AU - Baer, A. M.

AU - Ball, M.

AU - Ballmer, S. W.

AU - Banagiri, S.

AU - Barker, D.

AU - Barsotti, L.

AU - Bartlett, J.

AU - Berger, B. K.

AU - Betzwieser, J.

AU - Bhattacharjee, D.

AU - Billingsley, G.

AU - Biscans, S.

AU - Blair, C. D.

AU - Blair, R. M.

AU - Bode, N.

AU - Booker, P.

AU - Bork, R.

AU - Bramley, A.

AU - Brooks, A. F.

AU - Brown, D. D.

AU - Buikema, A.

AU - Cahillane, C.

AU - Cannon, K. C.

AU - Chen, X.

AU - Ciobanu, A. A.

AU - Clara, F.

AU - Compton, C. M.

AU - Cooper, S. J.

AU - Corley, K. R.

AU - Countryman, S. T.

AU - Covas, P. B.

AU - Coyne, D. C.

AU - Datrier, L. E.H.

AU - Davis, D.

AU - Di Fronzo, C.

AU - Dooley, K. L.

AU - Driggers, J. C.

AU - Dupej, P.

AU - Dwyer, S. E.

AU - Etzel, T.

AU - Evans, T. M.

AU - Feicht, J.

AU - Fernandez-Galiana, A.

AU - Frolov, V. V.

AU - Fulda, P.

AU - Fyffe, M.

AU - Giaime, J. A.

AU - Giardina, K. D.

AU - Godwin, P.

AU - Goetz, E.

AU - Gras, S.

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AU - Kasprzack, M.

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AU - Kijbunchoo, N.

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AU - Kissel, J. S.

AU - Kumar, Rahul

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AU - Lantz, B.

AU - Laxen, M.

AU - Lecoeuche, Y. K.

AU - Leviton, J.

AU - Liu, J.

AU - Lormand, M.

AU - Lundgren, A. P.

AU - Macas, R.

AU - Macinnis, M.

AU - Macleod, D. M.

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AU - Márka, S.

AU - Márka, Z.

AU - Martynov, D. V.

AU - Mason, K.

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AU - Matichard, F.

AU - Mavalvala, N.

AU - McCarthy, R.

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AU - McCormick, S.

AU - McCuller, L.

AU - McIver, J.

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AU - Merilh, E. L.

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AU - Mistry, T.

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AU - Moreno, G.

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AU - Mozzon, S.

AU - Mullavey, A.

AU - Nelson, T. J.N.

AU - Nguyen, P.

AU - Nuttall, L. K.

AU - Oberling, J.

AU - Oram, Richard J.

AU - Osthelder, C.

AU - Ottaway, D. J.

AU - Overmier, H.

AU - Palamos, J. R.

AU - Parker, W.

AU - Payne, E.

AU - Pele, A.

AU - Penhorwood, R.

AU - Perez, C. J.

AU - Pirello, M.

AU - Radkins, H.

AU - Ramirez, K. E.

AU - Richardson, J. W.

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AU - Warner, J.

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AU - Wipf, C. C.

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Y1 - 2021/12/10

N2 - High-quality optical resonant cavities require low optical loss, typically on the scale of parts per million. However, unintended micron-scale contaminants on the resonator mirrors that absorb the light circulating in the cavity can deform the surface thermoelastically and thus increase losses by scattering light out of the resonant mode. The point absorber effect is a limiting factor in some high-power cavity experiments, for example, the Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detector. In this Letter, we present a general approach to the point absorber effect from first principles and simulate its contribution to the increased scattering. The achievable circulating power in current and future gravitational-wave detectors is calculated statistically given different point absorber configurations. Our formulation is further confirmed experimentally in comparison with the scattered power in the arm cavity of Advanced LIGO measured by in situ photodiodes. The understanding presented here provides an important tool in the global effort to design future gravitational-wave detectors that support high optical power and thus reduce quantum noise.

AB - High-quality optical resonant cavities require low optical loss, typically on the scale of parts per million. However, unintended micron-scale contaminants on the resonator mirrors that absorb the light circulating in the cavity can deform the surface thermoelastically and thus increase losses by scattering light out of the resonant mode. The point absorber effect is a limiting factor in some high-power cavity experiments, for example, the Advanced LIGO gravitational-wave detector. In this Letter, we present a general approach to the point absorber effect from first principles and simulate its contribution to the increased scattering. The achievable circulating power in current and future gravitational-wave detectors is calculated statistically given different point absorber configurations. Our formulation is further confirmed experimentally in comparison with the scattered power in the arm cavity of Advanced LIGO measured by in situ photodiodes. The understanding presented here provides an important tool in the global effort to design future gravitational-wave detectors that support high optical power and thus reduce quantum noise.

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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.241102

M3 - Article

C2 - 34951783

AN - SCOPUS:85121589675

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 127

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

IS - 24

M1 - 241102

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Point Absorber Limits to Future Gravitational-Wave Detectors

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