Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 7, 0751409(2022)

Research Progress on Low-noise Laser for Space-based Gravitational Wave Detector(Invited)

Qiang LIU1...2,*, Zaiyuan WANG1,2, Jiehao WANG1,2, and Yuhang LI12 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Precision Instrument,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology(Tsinghua University),Ministry of Education,Beijing 100084,China
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    Figures & Tables(20)
    Schematic of space-based gravitational wave detector constellations[13]
    Schematic of low-noise MOPA laser
    Schematic of NPRO
    HSL prototype for NGGM at NPL laboratories
    Delivered m-NPRO packages and photo of the baseline fiber amplifier
    RIN and frequency noise of fiber laser and NPRO
    RIN and frequency noise of PW-ECL and NPRO
    Schematic layout and photograph of the micro-integrated PW-ECL
    The first prototype of a laser for LISA
    Schematic diagram of I2-stabilized laser for DECIGO
    Schematic diagram of fiber amplifier for DECIGO
    DBR laser head and schematic of the internal structure for Tianqin-1 mission
    Principle diagram of laser source for Taiji-1 satellite
    Schematic of suppressing the intensity noise based on optoelectronic feedback control
    Schematic of the experimental setup and measurement of the RPN
    Low-noise laser developed by Tsinghua University
    Schematic of the PDH laser frequency stabilization
    Frequency noise spectral density between the PDH and the molecular iodine
    • Table 1. Design parameters for space-based gravitational wave detectors

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      Table 1. Design parameters for space-based gravitational wave detectors

      MissionArmlengthFrequency rangeStrain sensitivityOperation orbitLunch time
      DECIGO1.0×103 km0.1 Hz~10 Hz10-23/Hz1/2Heliocentric2030
      LISA2.5×106 km1 mHz~1 Hz10-20/Hz1/2Heliocentric2034
      Taiji3.0×106 km0.1 mHz~1 Hz10-20/Hz1/2Heliocentric2033
      TianQin1.7×105 km0.1 mHz~1 Hz10-20/Hz1/2Geocentric2035
    • Table 2. Key parameters of low-noise lasers for space-based gravitational wave detector

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      Table 2. Key parameters of low-noise lasers for space-based gravitational wave detector

      MissionsLaser typeWavelength/nmPower/WPower stability/Hz-1/2Frequency stability/(Hz·Hz-1/2
      DECIGOMOPA515101×10-8@1 Hz1 @1 Hz
      LISAMOPA1 06422×10-4@0.1 mHz~1 Hz30 @10 mHz
      TaijiMOPA1 064210-4@0.1 mHz~1 Hz30 @0.1 mHz~1 Hz
      TianQinMOPA1 06442×10-4@1 mHz~1 Hz10 @10 mHz
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    Qiang LIU, Zaiyuan WANG, Jiehao WANG, Yuhang LI. Research Progress on Low-noise Laser for Space-based Gravitational Wave Detector(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(7): 0751409

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    Category: Special Issue for the 60th Anniversary of XIOPM of CAS, and the 50th Anniversary of the Acta Photonica Sinica

    Received: Apr. 8, 2022

    Accepted: May. 25, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2022

    The Author Email: LIU Qiang (qiangliu@tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225107.0751409

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