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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Gravitational Wave Detection
    • Precision Measurement

    Background:

    • Michelson interferometers are crucial for detecting minute displacements.
    • Controlling mirror alignment is essential for sensitive measurements, especially in gravitational wave detectors.
    • Existing methods for large displacement measurement can be complex or require additional optical components.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To implement a novel digital fringe-counting technique for real-time measurement of relative mirror displacement.
    • To provide an effective error signal for servo mechanisms to reduce displacement.
    • To offer a simplified locking procedure for interferometric gravitational wave detectors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a digital fringe-counting technique on a suspended Michelson interferometer.
    • Employing modulated optical path length for oscillations significantly larger than the laser wavelength.
    • Developing a servo mechanism driven by the error signal from the fringe-counting technique.

    Main Results:

    • Real-time measurement of relative mirror displacement was achieved.
    • The technique successfully generated an error signal to reduce displacement within half the laser wavelength (λ/2).
    • The method requires no additional optics or polarizers.

    Conclusions:

    • The digital fringe-counting technique offers a robust and simplified method for measuring and controlling large mirror displacements.
    • This technique is directly applicable as a starting procedure for locking systems in interferometric gravitational wave detectors.
    • The absence of extra optical components makes the technique practical and cost-effective for sensitive interferometry.