Design and construction of a telescope simulator for LISA optical bench testing

Bogenstahl, J. et al. (2017) Design and construction of a telescope simulator for LISA optical bench testing. Proceedings of the SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10564, 105643C. (doi: 10.1117/12.2309066)

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Abstract

LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) is a proposed space-based instrument for astrophysical observations via the measurement of gravitational waves at mHz frequencies. The triangular constellation of the three LISA satellites will allow interferometric measurement of the changes in distance along the arms. On board each LISA satellite there will be two optical benches, one for each testmass, that measure the distance to the local test mass and to the remote optical bench on the distant satellite. For technology development, an Optical Bench Elegant Bread Board (OB EBB) is currently under construction. To verify the performance of the EBB, another optical bench - the so-called telescope simulator bench - will be constructed to simulate the beam coming from the far spacecraft. The optical beam from the telescope simulator will be superimposed with the light on the LISA OB, in order to simulate the link between two LISA satellites. Similarly in reverse, the optical beam from the LISA OB will be picked up and measured on the telescope simulator bench. Furthermore, the telescope simulator houses a test mass simulator. A gold coated mirror which can be manipulated by an actuator simulates the test mass movements. This paper presents the layout and design of the bench for the telescope simulator and test mass simulator.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2012, 9-12 October 2012 Ajaccio, Corsica, France <br/><br/> We acknowledge funding by the European Space Agency within the project “Optical Bench Development for LISA” and support by the Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raum- ¨ fahrt (DLR) with funding from the Bundesministerium fur¨ Wirtschaft und Technologie (DLR project reference 50 OQ 0601), and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA). 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 and Hennig, Jan Simon
Authors: Bogenstahl, J., Tröbs, M., d’Arcio, L., Diekmann, C., Fitzsimons, E.D., Hennig, J.S., Hey, F.G., Killow, C.J., Lieser, M., Lucarelli, S., Perreur-Lloyd, M., Pijnenburg, J., Robertson, D.I., Taylor, A., Ward, H., Weise, D., Heinzel, G., and Danzmann, K.
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
Journal Name:Proceedings of the SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher:SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN:0277-786X
ISSN (Online):1996-756X
ISBN:9781510616172
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 SPIE
First Published:First published in Proceedings of the SPIE 10564:405643C
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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