Optomechanics for Gravitational Wave Detection: From Resonant Bars to Next Generation Laser Interferometers
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This chapter reviews the 40-year history that led to the first detection of gravitational waves, and goes on to outline techniques which will allow the detectors to be substantially improved. Following a review of the gravitational wave spectrum and the early attempts at detection, it emphasizes the theme of optomechanics, and the underlying physics of parametric transducers, which creates a connection between early resonant bar detectors and modern interferometers and techniques for enhancing their sensitivity. Developments are presented in an historical context, while themes and connections between earlier and later work are emphasized.
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