Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that the position of an object cannot be known with infinite precision, as the momentum of the object would then be totally uncertain. This momentum uncertainty then leads to position uncertainty in future measurements. When continuously measuring the position of an object, this quantum effect, known as back-action, limits the achievable precision1,2. In audio-band, interferometer-type gravitational-wave detectors, this back-action effect manifests as quantum radiation pressure noise (QRPN) and will ultimately (but does not yet) limit sensitivity3. Here, we present the use of a quantum engineered state of light to directly manipulate this quantum back-action in a system where it dominates the sensitivity in the 10–50 kHz range. We observe a reduction of 1.2 dB in the quantum back-action noise. This experiment is a crucial step in realizing QRPN reduction for future interferometric gravitational-wave detectors and improving their sensitivity.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Nature Photonics
First Page
19
Last Page
23
Recommended Citation
Yap, M., Cripe, J., Mansell, G., McRae, T., Ward, R., Slagmolen, B., Heu, P., Follman, D., Cole, G., Corbitt, T., & McClelland, D. (2020). Broadband reduction of quantum radiation pressure noise via squeezed light injection. Nature Photonics, 14 (1), 19-23. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0527-y