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The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

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Page 1: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

The Autoalignment System of GEO 600

Hartmut Groteand the GEO 600 team

Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Page 2: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

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)

Page 3: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Page 4: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Page 5: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Page 6: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Differential wavefrontsensing

Orthogonalization< 1/10

Bandwith 0.2 or 6 Hz

Sensitivity typ.10 p rad / sqrt(Hz)

Page 7: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Local beam centeringservos

Bandwith ~ 1kHz

Page 8: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment

Experimental setupfor 1 cavity

Spot position control

Page 9: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment - Switching On and Off

Page 10: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Modecleaner Alignment Drift Over 1 Day

Page 11: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Modecleaner Alignment Drift Over 1 Day

Page 12: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Modecleaner Alignment Drift Over 1 Day

Page 13: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

Autoalignment setup

PR + MI cavity

Page 14: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

PR Mirror Rotation Autoalignment Errorsignal

Page 15: The Autoalignment System of GEO 600 Hartmut Grote and the GEO 600 team Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Amaldi, Perth 12-07-2001

PR Mirror Rotation Autoalignment Errorsignal