Technical Appendix: Noise Budget and Detection Feasibility for the SWYGERT AO 167X Laser
Technical Appendix: Noise Budget and Detection Feasibility for the SWYGERT AO 167X Laser DOI (to be assigned) February 26, 2026 John Swygert Abstract This technical appendix presents the noise budget, strain-amplitude model, and detection feasibility analysis for the SWYGERT AO 167X tabletop laser system. The device is designed to drive a microscopic cavity volume across the substrate disequilibrium threshold Γ = 167 within the TSTOEAO framework. TSTOEAO predicts a narrowband strain tone at f* ≈ 0.83 GHz with amplitude h_min ≈ 1.7 × 10^{-23}. The coupling mechanism is specific to TSTOEAO and differs from standard general-relativity quadrupole radiation. This appendix provides an order-of-magnitude feasibility assessment using demonstrated interferometric and cryogenic techniques. 1. System Parameters Cavity length: 15–50 cm (tunable) Pump: 1030 nm, 50–500 fs, 0.1–10 PW Mode waist w₀ ≈ λ/167 Peak focal intensity: 10^{22}–10^{24} W/cm² (exceeds Γ = 167) 2. Strain-Amplitude Model Within T...