Recent Development of the Laser Interferometer for Taiji Space Gravitational Wave Detection
Heshan Liu, Juan Wang, Wei Tao, Keqi Qi, Shaoxin Wang, Ruihong Gao, Pan Li, Peng Dong, Wei Sha, Ziren Luo, Wenrui Hu · 2026
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Description
Heshan Liu and a large team of engineers report progress on the Taiji space mission in this two thousand twenty-six paper. Taiji aims to spot gravitational waves from space using laser interferometers. Such tools must measure tiny shifts in distance with extreme care. The team designed a full optical bench for the mission's interferometer. They built a first version of it, set up a ground test rig, and ran early tests.
They also mapped the noise sources that could spoil the readings. These include laser frequency noise, power noise, heat drift, and angle jitter. The bench reached noise levels that meet the needs of the Taiji-2 mission. The authors call this the first step in moving the system from design toward flight. The work matters for future space-based wave detectors.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Heshan Liu, Juan Wang, Wei Tao, Keqi Qi, Shaoxin Wang, Ruihong Gao, Pan Li, Peng Dong, Wei Sha, Ziren Luo, Wenrui Hu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |