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Partial Compensation of Thermal Noise in the Fundamental Mode of an Optical Cavity

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Thermal noise of optical cavities limits the accuracy of many experiments on precision laser spectroscopy and interferometry. The study of the physical properties of this noise opens up opportunities for creating more stable cavities, reducing phase noise of optical radiation, and performing accurate optical studies. The paper proposes a method for recording thermal noise of TEM00 mode of a Fabry–Perot cavity using two higher-order “probe” modes, which allows partial compensation of noise in the fundamental mode. Mathematical modeling is performed, which confirms the method efficiency.

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This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-32-90207.

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    N. O. Zhadnov & N. N. Kolachevsky

  2. Russian Quantum Center, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 121205, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Kolachevsky

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Zhadnov, N.O., Kolachevsky, N.N. Partial Compensation of Thermal Noise in the Fundamental Mode of an Optical Cavity. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 48, 243–249 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335621080078

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