title: Small optic suspensions for Advanced LIGO input optics and other precision optical experiments.
abstract: We report on the design and performance of small optic suspensions developed to suppress seismic motion of out-of-cavity optics in the input optics subsystem of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. These compact single stage suspensions provide isolation in all six degrees of freedom of the optic, local sensing and actuation in three of them, and passive damping for the other three.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciani
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arain
authors.affiliation: LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aston
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feldbaum
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fulda
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heintze
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Nanda Kumar
authors.affiliation: LIGO Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pele
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Reitze
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sainathan
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mueller