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High-frequency gravitational wave detection via optical frequency modulation

Torsten Bringmann1,2, Valerie Domcke2, Elina Fuchs2,3,4, and Joachim Kopp2,5

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
  • 2Theoretical Physics Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
  • 3Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
  • 4Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
  • 5PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence & Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics, 55128 Mainz, Germany

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Phys. Rev. D 108, L061303 – Published 20 September, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.L061303

Abstract

High frequency gravitational waves can be detected by observing the frequency modulation they impart on photons. We discuss fundamental limitations to this method related to the fact that it is impossible to construct a perfectly rigid detector. We then propose several novel methods to search for O(MHz−GHz) gravitational waves based on the frequency modulation induced in the spectrum of an intense laser beam, by applying optical frequency demodulation techniques, or by using optical atomic clock technology. We find promising sensitivities across a broad frequency range.

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Phys. Rev. D 108, L061303– Published 20 September, 2023
  • Received 30 May 2023
  • Accepted 28 August 2023
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