Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 54, Issue 2, 0254101(2025)

Essential Performance Evaluation of the Laser Precision Pointing Mechanism for Space Gravitational Wave Detection (Invited)

Yang LI1,2,3,4, Caiyun LIU1,2,3,4, Changkang FU1,2,3,4, Hongming ZHANG1,2,3,4, Hongyang GUO2,3,4, Mengyang ZHAO4,5,6, Ruihong GAO6, Qiang WANG2,3,4, Dong HE2,3,4、*, and Yongmei HUANG2,3,4、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Key Laboratory of Optical Field Manipulation Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 3Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5School of Fundamental Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Hangzhou 310024, China
  • 6National Microgravity Laboratory, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Schematic diagram of Quadrant Photodiode (QPD)
    Schematic diagram of heterodyne interferometry optical system
    The Point Ahead Angle Mechanism and performance testing environment
    Calibration data for phase angle coupling factor
    Performance of PAAM at different angles in closed loop
    Logarithmic Amplitude Spectral Density (LASD) of pointing jitter noise
    The influence of electromagnetic shielding on the angle measurement results of capacitive sensors
    LASD of parasitic displacement noise
    Optical measurement of the coupling effect of displacement and temperature
    Path length changes caused by tilt and lateral offset
    • Table 1. Noise coefficient of Tilt-to-Length effect

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      Table 1. Noise coefficient of Tilt-to-Length effect

      Piezo-driven angle/μradMeas. angle with DWS/nradMeas. displacement with DWS/pm

      Angle variation with

      DWS θ/nrad

      Displacement

      variation y/pm

      TTL/

      (pm·nrad-1

      202.45×1051.72×105000
      1201.41×1051.07×105-1.04×105-6.55×1050.63
      2204.13×1043.70×105-2.04×105-1.35×1050.67
      320-5.62×104-3.66×105-3.01×105-2.09×1050.69
      420-1.54×105-1.13×105-3.99×105-2.85×1050.71
      520-2.51×105-1.89×105-4.96×105-3.62×1050.73
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    Yang LI, Caiyun LIU, Changkang FU, Hongming ZHANG, Hongyang GUO, Mengyang ZHAO, Ruihong GAO, Qiang WANG, Dong HE, Yongmei HUANG. Essential Performance Evaluation of the Laser Precision Pointing Mechanism for Space Gravitational Wave Detection (Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2025, 54(2): 0254101

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    Paper Information

    Category: Special Issue for Precise Beam Pointing for Space Gravitational Wave Detection

    Received: Dec. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: HE Dong (hedong@ioe.ac.cn), HUANG Yongmei (huangym@ioe.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20255402.0254101

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