Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 11, 230186-1(2023)

Research on optical field calculation methods in the space gravitational wave telescope

Ye Liu, Zheyi Hua, Shaojing Peng, Lan Wu, Dong Liu, and Chong Liu*
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Schematic diagram of the space gravitational wave detector[4]
    Schematic diagram of the optical structure of the gravitational wave telescope[9]
    Schematic diagram of the algorithm flow of the gravitational wave telescope system model
    Schematic diagram of the telescope system structure
    Optical path data at the exit pupil of the transmitting telescope at the 0 degree field angle. (a) Calculation results of the optical field simulation model; (b) Calculation results of the simulation software ZEMAX; (c) The difference between (a) and (b)
    Intensity distribution map on the input surface
    Vectorial optical field distributions on the output surface of simulation calculation. (a) Intensity distribution map; (b) X polarization component amplitude distribution map; (c) X polarization component phase distribution map
    The amplitude distributions of the output field change with the waist distance (unit: V/m)
    The phase distributions of the output field change with the waist distance (unit: rad)
    The amplitude distributions of the output field change with the waist radius (unit: V/m)
    The phase distributions of the output field change with the waist radius (unit: rad)
    The changes of Z5 coefficient. (a) Z5 coefficient in the phase distribution changes with the waist distance; (b) Z5 coefficient in the phase distribution changes with the waist radius. (c) Z5 (defocus) term distribution form
    Phase distributions of the output X polarization field. (a) X polarization phase distribution under the ideal reflection; (b) X polarization phase distribution under the aluminum mirror reflection. (c) The difference in X polarization phase distribution between the aluminum mirror reflection case and the ideal reflection case
    Phase distributions of the output Y polarization field. (a) Y polarization phase distribution under the ideal reflection; (b) Y polarization phase distribution under the aluminum mirror reflection; (c) The difference in Y polarization phase distribution between the aluminum mirror reflection case and the ideal reflection case
    Comparison of Z2-Z15 coefficients of the X and Y polarizations phase difference distribution
    • Table 1. Application scope and limitations of different diffraction theories

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      Table 1. Application scope and limitations of different diffraction theories

      计算方法应用范围局限性
      标量衍射理论一般非偏振、小NA成像系统不能表征矢量偏振特性
      经典Richards-Wolf矢量衍射理论大NA系统焦平面附近半解析矢量场理想球面波聚焦,强像差不适用,德拜近似精度受限
      Rayleigh-Sommerfeld矢量衍射理论大NA紧聚焦系统焦平面场、二元衍射元件聚焦场、离轴光束非近轴传输等计算量大,泛用性低
      基于3×3偏振矩阵追迹的矢量衍射理论近轴薄元件偏振系统、平面偏振系统等处理光场与边界作用时忽略了面形随位置变化
      扩展Richards-Wolf积分的光线追踪矢量衍射理论任意形状旋转对称曲面的非近轴聚焦不能表征非旋转对称元件、离轴系统
    • Table 2. Main parameters of the telescope system

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      Table 2. Main parameters of the telescope system

      系统参数数值
      波长1064 nm
      孔径300 mm
      缩束比0.01
      面型M1:离轴抛物面 M2:双曲面 M3:平面 M4:球面
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    Paper Information

    Category: Article

    Received: Jul. 26, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 26, 2024

    The Author Email: Chong Liu (刘崇)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2023.230186

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