A highly stable and robust laser system is a key component of the space-based LISA mission architecture.In this talk I will describe our plans to demonstrate a TRL 5 LISA laser system at Goddard Space Flight Center by 2016.The laser system includes a low-noise oscillator followed by a power amplifier. The oscillator is a low-mass, compact 10mW External Cavity Laser, consisting of a semiconductor laser coupled to an optical cavity, built by the laser vendorRedfern Integrated Optics. The amplifier is a diode-pumped Yb fiber with 2W output, built at Goddard. I will show noiseand reliability data for the full laser system, and describe our plans to reach TRL 5 by 2016.


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    Title :

    Development of a US Gravitational Wave Laser System for LISA


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    APS (American Physical Society) April Meeting 2015 ; 2015 ; Baltimore, MD, United States


    Publication date :

    2015-04-13


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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