Experimental Demonstration of Reduced Tilt-to-length Coupling by Using Imaging Systems in Precision Interferometers

Tröbs, M. et al. (2017) Experimental Demonstration of Reduced Tilt-to-length Coupling by Using Imaging Systems in Precision Interferometers. In: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, Biarritz, France, 18-21 Oct 2016, p. 1056245. (doi: 10.1117/12.2296137)

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Abstract

Angular misalignment of one of the interfering beams in laser interferometers can couple into the interferometric length measurement and is called tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling in the following. In the noise budget of the planned space-based gravitational-wave detector evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA) [1, 2] TTL coupling is the second largest noise source after shot noise [3]

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:We acknowledge funding by the European Space Agency within the project “Optical Bench Development for LISA” (22331/09/NL/HB), support from UK Space Agency, University of Glasgow, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), and support by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR) with funding from the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (DLR project reference 50 OQ 0601). We thank the German Research Foundation for funding the cluster of Excellence QUEST - Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Robertson, Dr David and Ward, Professor Henry and Perreur-Lloyd, Mr Michael and Fitzsimons, Dr Ewan and Killow, Dr Christian
Authors: Tröbs, M., Chwalla, M., Danzmann, K., Fernández Barránco, G., Fitzsimons, E., Gerberding, O., Heinzel, G., Killow, C. J., Lieser, M., Perreur-Lloyd, M., Robertson, D. I., Schuster, S., Schwarze, T. S., Ward, H., and Zwetz, M.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Research Centre:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research
Research Group:Institute for Gravitational Research
ISSN:0277-786X
Published Online:25 September 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2016 ESA and CNES
First Published:First published in Proceedings of SPIE 10562: 1056245
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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