Analysis of Vibration Sensitivity and Zero-Expansion Temperature for a Cubic Fabry-Pérot Cavity with Reinforced-Support

Abstract

In this paper, the vibration sensitivity and zero-expansion temperature of a 100 mm cubic Fabry-Pérot (FP) cavity with reinforced-support are analyzed. Initially, the reinforced-support FP cavity was simulated and analyzed. Simulation results indicate that vibration sensitivity of the FP cavity is less than 1.5 × 10−10/g, and zero-expansion temperature of the FP cavity is influenced by the support structure by approximately 1 °C. Subsequently, experiments were carried out. The experimental results demonstrate that vibration sensitivities of the reinforced-support FP cavity in the Z, X, and Y directions are 1.73 × 10−10/g, 2.09 × 10−11/g, and 2.13 × 10−11/g, respectively. The zero-expansion temperature is about 29.5 °C. The vibration sensitivity of the reinforced-support FP cavity is comparable to that of the four-point support FP cavity, and zero-expansion temperature of the FP cavity is affected limitedly by the support structure. The same vibration sensitivity as the four-point support cavity and robust vibration resistance may expand the application of the transportable or spaceborne ultra-stable laser with cubic FP cavity.

Keywords

• vibration sensitivity
• zero-expansion temperature
• FP cavity
• ultra-stable lasers