Pupil Aberrations in the LISA Transceiver Design
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Jeff Livas
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Pupil Aberrations in the LISA Transceiver Design
The LISA mission is a space-based gravitational wave detector consisting of three spacecraft with two transceiver telescopes per spacecraft. In addition to tight wavefront error control as expected for an interferometric system, there are tight pupil imaging and optical path length specifications. We use concepts gleaned from pupil aberration theory to understand these latter two constraints and show how these concepts led to a successful design for the LISA transceiver.
J. P. Lehan↗
LISA Telescope Manufacturing and Testing Plans
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The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA): Current plans and prospects for quantum sensing in future space-based gravitational wave observatories
ESA’s third large class mission is a space-based gravitational wave observatory with NASA as a partner. This talk will describe the current plans for this mission, including the expected science, the instrument design, and a schedule for the development and launch. The noise floor of the system will be described and opportunities for improvement, including possible applications os quantum sensing and measurement techniques.
Jeff Livas↗