arXiv · 2511.10220
Proof-of-principle demonstration of a Polarization-Circulation Speed Meter
Abstract
We present the first experimental implementation of a polarization-circulation speed meter. In our experiment, the interferometer was reduced to a single-cavity configuration with all mirrors fixed. A green-locking scheme was employed to stabilize the polarization circulation cavity, and a lock-acquisition procedure was demonstrated to realize speed-meter operation. The system was characterized by measuring the transfer function from a pseudo-displacement signal to the photodetector output, confirming that the device measures the speed of mirror motion. These results support the feasibility of polarization-circulation speed meters and suggest that the control scheme could be extended to more complex configurations, such as Michelson interferometers and suspended-mirror systems.
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Yohei Nishino, Tomotada Akutsu, Yoichi Aso, Munetake Otsuka, Luise Kranzhoff, Takayuki Tomaru. 2025-11-13. Proof-of-principle demonstration of a Polarization-Circulation Speed Meter. https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.10220
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