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Direct Digital Down-Conversion for LIGO Applications

Callaway Cass

Mentor: Jay Heefner

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The Current

A LIGO Interferometer uses about 20 unique RF circuit designs in its control servos.

Though the functions of each design are similar,

Each design is unique.

(carrier frequency, transfer function, gain, etc.)

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The Question

Can we replace the multiple RF circuit designs with a single, re-configurable design?

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The Answer

With conventional analog electronics?

Nope.

With Digital Signal Processing?

Yes! (That is, we think so.)

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Why?

Hindrances

Latency

Introduce quantization noise

Invest in new technology

Learn new design techniques

Benefits

Single design replaces 20

Software configurable

Reduce thermal noise

Eliminate component drift

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Overview

What is demodulation?

Digital Down-Converter Design

Testing in a LIGO servo

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Demodulation

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06-2

-1.5

-1

-0.5

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0.5

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1.5

2Amplitude-Modulated Signal

time, s

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Demodulation

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06-2

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2Amplitude-Modulated Signal

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06-2

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2Local Oscillator

Time, s

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Demodulation

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06-2

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-1

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2Demodulated Signal

time, s

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Demodulation

Uses, in general: AM, FM radio Mobile phones GPS

Use at LIGO: Pound-Drever-Hall Locking

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Design using Stratix DSP Kit

DSP Builder software compiles block-diagram designs.

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Initial design and testing yields

Latency: ~160 ns

Noise Floor: 100 nV / rtHz

Acceptable performance for LIGO systems!

Initial Results

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The Next Step

Test a DDC design in the Pre-Mode Cleaner servo at the LIGO 40-meter lab.

Why the Pre-Mode Cleaner? Easy to bypass the analog demodulator Simple demodulation required

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Results

Pre-Mode Cleaner successfully locked!

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Significance

First test of digital RF system at LIGO.

Results were better than we expected!

Shows promise for moving towards all-digital designs.

Ian will continue to test digital systems on a more complex servo.

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Recommendation

LIGO should strongly consider moving to digital RF systems for Advanced LIGO.

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Acknowledgements

Jay Heefner

Curt Hovater

Ian Krajbich

Kiera Olivieri