Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 23, 2301009(2023)

Measurement Technology of Laser Relative Intensity Noise at Low Frequency for Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detection

Hailin Hu1, Yihang Yu2, Dijun Chen2, Guangwei Sun2, Kangwen Yang1, Fang Wei2、*, and Fei Yang2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai , 200093, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Hailin Hu, Yihang Yu, Dijun Chen, Guangwei Sun, Kangwen Yang, Fang Wei, Fei Yang. Measurement Technology of Laser Relative Intensity Noise at Low Frequency for Space-Based Gravitational Wave Detection[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(23): 2301009

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Mar. 11, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 25, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Wei Fang (weifang@siom.ac.cn), Yang Fei (fyang@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230701

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