Use of narrow optical resonances for measuring small displacements and for building gravity-wave detectors
Bagaev S. N., Dychkov A. S., Chebotaev V. P.
The first results of the use of narrow optical resonances for precise measurements of small displacements are reported. The experiments were conducted using an He-Ne laser at λ = 3,39 μτη with a methane cell. The nonlinear resonances in methane with a width of 50 kHz and an intensity of about 1 mW were used. A periodic perturbation was supplied to one of the laser cavity mirrors. The absolute sensitivity of the measurements was 6χ10~6 A along a base of 5 Χ 102 cm.