Title :
Interferometry for space-based gravitational wave detection
Author :
Shaddock, Daniel A.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first space-based laser interferometric gravitational wave detector. LISA poses a new set of challenges, requiring picometer level interferometric measurements between spacecraft separated by 5 million kilometers.
Keywords :
astronomical techniques; gravitational wave detectors; light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; space vehicles; 5000000 Km; laser interferometer space antenna; picometer level interferometric measurement; space-based laser interferometric gravitational wave detector; spacecraft; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Infrared detectors; Laser beams; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Phase measurement; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548934
