The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth
Autoalignment - Purposes Superimpose cavity axes with incoming beam - Differential wavefront sensing (analog feedback for 14 DOF) Center beam spot positions on mirrors - Spot position sensing (digital feedback for 20 DOF)
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity Differential wavefront sensing Orthogonalization < 1/10 Bandwith 0.2 or 6 Hz Sensitivity typ. 10 p rad / sqrt(Hz)
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity Local beam centering servos Bandwith ~ 1kHz
Autoalignment Experimental setup for 1 cavity Spot position control
Autoalignment - Switching On and Off
Modecleaner Alignment Drift Over 1 Day
Autoalignment setup PR + MI cavity
PR Mirror Rotation Autoalignment Errorsignal