Laser systems for LISA and its precursor mission LISA ... · Seed lasers for LISA AEI Hannover...
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Laser systems for LISA
and its precursor mission LISA Pathfinder
Michael Tröbs
Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik und Universität Hannover
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Lasers for LISA Pathfinder
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LISA Pathfinder optical metrology system
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LISA Pathfinder interferometry concept
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Heinzel et al. CQG vol. 20 pp. S153 (2003)
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LISA Pathfinder interferometry concept
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LISA Pathfinder Interferometry concept
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reference
interferometer
measurement
interferometer
Wand et al. CQG vol. 23 pp. S159 (2006)
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LISA Pathfinder hardware implementation
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stable
Laser Laser modulator Optical bench
unstable
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LISA Pathfinder optical bench PFM
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LISA Pathfinder optical bench PFM
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Laser system for LISA Pathfinder
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Reference laser unit FM free-running noise
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Frequency noise Relative power noise
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Laser frequency stabilization
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Laser power stabilisation
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Optical pathlength difference stabilisation
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reference
interferometer
measurement
interferometer
Pathlength
changes
common-mode
in reference and
measurement
interferometers
Common-mode noise suppression only works down to nm/√Hz
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Optial pathlength difference stabilisation
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Wand et al. CQG
vol. 23 pp. S159 (2006)
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Optical pathlength difference stabilisation
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LISA laser
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LISA laser system components
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Seed lasers for LISA
AEI Hannover
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Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO) phase noise
Phase noise of on-board
clocks (USOs) is too high!
Therefore low noise in
clock tone transfer chain required
Baseline design concept: measure
phase noise for later cancellation.
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USO clock tone transfer chain
2 GHz
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USO phase noise measurement
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Requirements
Phase read-out:
Ancillary Modulation Error:
LISA frequency band:
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EOM phase fidelity
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Barke et al. Appl Phys B (2010) 98: 33–39
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Phase characteristics of optical amplifiers
Potential sources of differential phase noise in amplifiers
Lc
fEOM2
• nonlinear dispersion and
laser frequency changes
• first measurements show
tiny effect
• should be negligible in LISA
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Phase characteristics of optical amplifiers
Optical amplifiers under test
Core-pumped amplifier
Two identical stages
Pumping directly the core of a
single-mode fiber
2 x 0.4 m active fiber
1 W output power
Cladding-pumped amplifier
Single stage
Pumping in the multi-mode
cladding
3 m active fiber
1 W output power
Amplifiers supplied by Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V.
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Phase characteristics of optical amplifiers
Optical amplifiers under test
Core-pumped amplifier
Two identical stages
Pumping directly the core of a
single-mode fiber
2 x 0.4 m active fiber
1 W output power
Cladding-pumped amplifier
Single stage
Pumping in the multi-mode
cladding
3 m active fiber
1 W output power
Amplifiers supplied by Laser Zentrum Hannover e. V.
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Phase characteristics of optical amplifiers
Measurement setup
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Phase characteristics of optical amplifiers
Differential phase noise of amplifiers
1 W output power
Within LISA requirement 2 GHz sideband frequency
Tröbs et al. JPCS (2010) 208: 012042
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Summary
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Thank you
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32LISA Pathfinder in acoustic test chamber at ESA