Date Thesis Awarded
5-2016
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Science (BS)
Department
Physics
Advisor
Eugeniy Mikhailov
Committee Members
Henry Krakauer
George Rublein
Abstract
We explore the properties of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and its applications as a frequency filter in the field of gravitational wave interferometry. Through modeling and simulation, we determine parameters for atom-light configurations of multi- state atoms which will theoretically allow for transmission frequencies and intensities of squeezed light in a range suitable for increasing sensitiviy levels in gravitational wave interferometers. This corresponds to contrasts greater than 50% and linewidths of 100 Hz or less. We produce EIT experimentally and characterize the distributions by fitting them to a generalized Lorentzian. The largest contrast observed is 3.9% with a linewidth of 657 Hz. The smallest linewidth observed is 202 Hz with a contrast of 0.84%.
Recommended Citation
Rew, Hunter Blake, "Increasing Quantum Limited Sensitivity of Interferometers Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency" (2016). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 958.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/958
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