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Space-based gravitational wave detection and how LISA Pathfinder successfully paved the way by Wanner, Gudrun

“…In 2016 and 2017, the LISA Pathfinder mission successfully proved that the technologies for the space-based gravitational wave detector LISA are ready. LISA is…”
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Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry by Zhao, Mengyuan, Tao, Yazheng, Weber, Kevin, Kaune, Tim, Schuster, Sönke, Hao, Zhenxiang, Wanner, Gudrun

“…In the context of simulating precision laser interferometers, we use several examples to compare two wavefront decomposition methods—the Mode Expansion Method…”
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Laser-dilatometer calibration using a single-crystal silicon sample by Hamann, Ines, Sanjuan, Josep, Spannagel, Ruven, Gohlke, Martin, Wanner, Gudrun, Schuster, Sönke, Guzman, Felipe, Braxmaier, Claus

“…Marginal changes in geometrical dimensions due to temperature changes affect the performance of optical instruments. Highly dimensionally stable materials can…”
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Experimental demonstration of reduced tilt-to-length coupling by a two-lens imaging system by Schuster, Sönke, Tröbs, Michael, Wanner, Gudrun, Heinzel, Gerhard

“…The coupling between beam tilt and longitudinal path length readout in a setup representing a LISA test mass interferometer was reduced to below 2 µm/rad using…”
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Methods for simulating the readout of lengths and angles in laser interferometers with Gaussian beams by Wanner, Gudrun, Heinzel, Gerhard, Kochkina, Evgenia, Mahrdt, Christoph, Sheard, Benjamin S., Schuster, Sönke, Danzmann, Karsten

“…In this paper methods to simulate the signals in laser interferometers are proposed. The central part deals with the computation of the photocurrent,…”
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Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: analytical modelling by Hartig, Marie-Sophie, Wanner, Gudrun

“…Tilt-to-length coupling was the limiting noise source in LISA Pathfinder between 20 and 200 mHz before subtraction in post-processing. To prevent the adding of…”
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In-Depth Modeling of Tilt-To-Length Coupling in LISA's Interferometers and TDI Michelson Observables by Wanner, Gudrun, Shah, Sweta, Staab, Martin, Wegener, Henry, Paczkowski, Sarah

“…We present first-order models for tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling in LISA, both for the individual interferometers as well as in the time-delay interferometry…”
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Geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions by Hartig, Marie-Sophie, Schuster, Sönke, Wanner, Gudrun

“…Tilt-to-length coupling is a technical term for the cross-coupling of angular or lateral jitter into an interferometric phase signal. It is an important noise…”
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Design of Dedicated Tilt-to-Length Calibration Maneuvers for LISA by Wegener, Henry, Paczkowski, Sarah, Hartig, Marie-Sophie, Hewitson, Martin, Heinzel, Gerhard, Wanner, Gudrun

“…Tilts of certain elements within a laser interferometer can undesirably couple into measurements as a form of noise, known as tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling…”
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Non-geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions by Hartig, Marie-Sophie, Schuster, Sönke, Heinzel, Gerhard, Wanner, Gudrun

“…This paper is the second in a set of two investigating tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling. TTL describes the cross-coupling of angular or translational jitter into…”
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Beamfit: Algorithmic Wavefront Reconstruction of Laser Beams Using Multiple Intensity Images and Laguerre- or Hermite-Gaussian Basis by Weber, Kevin, Carter, Jonathan Joseph, Koehlenbeck, Sina Maria, Wanner, Gudrun, Heinzel, Gerhard

“…Wavefront errors are a common artifact in laser light generation and imaging. They can be described as an aberration from the spherical wavefront of an ideal…”
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Method comparison for simulating non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry by Zhao, Mengyuan, Tao, Yazheng, Weber, Kevin, Haase, Tim, Schuster, Sönke, Hao, Zhenxiang, Wanner, Gudrun

“…In the context of simulating precision laser interferometers, we compare via several examples two wavefront decomposition methods: the Mode Expansion Method…”
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Analytical description of interference between two misaligned and mismatched complete Gaussian beams by Wanner, Gudrun, Heinzel, Gerhard

“…Appl. Opt. 53, 3043-3048 (2014) A typical application for laser interferometers is a precision measurement of length changes that result in interferometric…”
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Spot size estimation of flat-top beams in space-based gravitational wave detectors by Hao, Zhen-Xiang, Haase, Tim, Jin, Hong-Bo, Tao, Ya-Zheng, Wanner, Gudrun, Wu, Ruo-Xi, Wu, Yue-Liang

“…Motivated by the necessity of a high-quality stray light control in the detection of the gravitational waves in space, the spot size of a flat top beam…”
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Vanishing tilt-to-length coupling for a singular case in two-beam laser interferometers with Gaussian beams by Schuster, Sönke, Wanner, Gudrun, Tröbs, Michael, Heinzel, Gerhard

“…Applied Optics, Vol. 54, Issue 5, pp. 1010-1014 (2015) The omnipresent tilt-to-length coupling in two-beam laser interferometers, frequently a nuisance in…”
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LISA Pathfinder by Armano, Michele, Audley, Heather, Baird, Jonathon, Binetruy, Pierre, Born, Michael, Bortoluzzi, Daniele, Castelli, Eleanora, Cavalleri, Antonella, Cesarini, Andrea, Cruise, Mike, Danzmann, Karsten, Silva, Marcus de Deus, Diepholz, Ingo, Dixon, George, Dolesi, Rita, Ferraioli, Luigi, Ferroni, Valerio, Fitzsimons, Ewan, Freschi, Mario, Gesa, Luis, Gibert, Ferran, Giardini, Domenico, Giusteri, Roberta, Grimani, Catia, Grzymisch, Jonathan, Harrison, Ian, Heinzel, Gerhard, Hewitson, Martin, Hollington, Daniel, Hoyland, David, Hueller, Mauro, Inchauspe, Henri, Jennrich, Oliver, Jetzer, Philippe, Karnesis, Nikolaos, Kaune, Brigitte, Korsakova, Natalia, Killow, Christian J, Lobo, Alberto, Lloro, Ivan, Liu, Li, Lopez-Zaragoza, Juan-Pedro, Maarschalkerweerd, Rolf, Mance, Davor, Meshksar, Neda, Martın, V, Martin-Polo, L, Martino, Joseph, Martin-Porqueras, Fernando, Mateos, Ignacio, McNamara, Paul, Mendes, Jose, Mendes, Luis, Nofrarias, Miquel, Paczkowski, Sarah, Perreur-Lloyd, Michael, Petiteau, Antoine, Pivato, Paolo, Plagnol, Eric, Ramos-Castro, Jose, Reiche, Jens, Robertson, David, Rivas, Francisco, Russano, Giuliana, Slutsky, Jacob, Sopuerta, Carlos, Sumner, Timothy, Texier, Daniel, Thorpe, Ira, Vetrugno, Daniele, Vitale, Stefano, Wanner, Gudrun, Ward, Harry, Wass, Peter, Weber, William, Wissel, Lennart, Wittchen, Andreas, Zweifel, Peter

“…Since the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the observation of gravitational waves, it is fair to say that the epoch of gravitational wave astronomy…”
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LISA Pathfinder Platform Stability and Drag-free Performance by Armano, Michele, Audley, Heather, Baird, Jonathon, Binetruy, Pierre, Born, Michael, Bortoluzzi, Daniele, Castelli, Eleanora, Cavalleri, Antonella, Cesarini, Andrea, Cruise, Mike, Danzmann, Karsten, Silva, Marcus de Deus, Diepholz, Igo, Dixon, George, Dolesi, Rita, Ferraioli, Luigi, Ferroni, Valerio, Fitzsimons, Ewan, Freschi, Mario, Gesa, Luis, Gibert, Ferran, Giardini, Domenico, Giusteri, Roberta, Grimani, Catia, Grzymisch, Jonathan, Harrison, Ian, Heinzel, Gerhard, Hewitson, Martin, Hollington, Daniel, Hoyland, David, Hueller, Mauro, Inchauspe, Henri, Jennrich, Oliver, Jetzer, Philippe, Karnesis, Nikolaos, Kaune, Brigitte, Korsakova, Natalia, Killow, Christian J, Lobo, Alberto, Lloro, Ivan, Liu, Li, Lopez-Zaragoza, Juan-Pedro P, Maarschalkerweerd, Rolf, Mance, Davor, Meshksar, Neda, Martın, V, Martin-Polo, L, Martino, Joseph, Martin-Porqueras, Fernando, Mateos, Ignacio, McNamara, Paul, Mendes, Jose, Mendes, Luis, Nofrarias, Miquel, Paczkowski, Sarah, Perreur-Lloyd, Michael, Petiteau, Antoine, Pivato, Paolo, Plagnol, Eric, Ramos-Castro, Jose, Reiche, Jens, Robertson, David, Rivas, Francisco, Russano, Giuliana, Slutsky, Jacob, Sopuerta, Carlos, Sumner, Timothy, Texier, Daniel, Thorpe, Ira, Vetrugno, Daniele, Vitale, Stefano, Wanner, Gudrun, Ward, Harry, Wass, Peter, Weber, William, Wissel, Lennart, Wittchen, Andreas, Zweifel, Peter

“…Phys. Rev. D 99, 082001 (2019) The science operations of the LISA Pathfinder mission has demonstrated the feasibility of sub-femto-g free-fall of macroscopic…”
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Subtraction of test mass angular noise in the LISA Technology Package interferometer by Cervantes, Felipe Guzmán, Steier, Frank, Wanner, Gudrun, Heinzel, Gerhard, Danzmann, Karsten

“…We present recent sensitivity measurements of the LISA Technology Package interferometer with articulated mirrors as test masses, actuated by piezo-electric…”
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Laser Interferometer Space Antenna by Amaro-Seoane, Pau, Audley, Heather, Babak, Stanislav, Baker, John, Barausse, Enrico, Bender, Peter, Berti, Emanuele, Binetruy, Pierre, Born, Michael, Bortoluzzi, Daniele, Camp, Jordan, Caprini, Chiara, Cardoso, Vitor, Colpi, Monica, Conklin, John, Cornish, Neil, Cutler, Curt, Danzmann, Karsten, Dolesi, Rita, Ferraioli, Luigi, Ferroni, Valerio, Fitzsimons, Ewan, Gair, Jonathan, Bote, Lluis Gesa, Giardini, Domenico, Gibert, Ferran, Grimani, Catia, Halloin, Hubert, Heinzel, Gerhard, Hertog, Thomas, Hewitson, Martin, Holley-Bockelmann, Kelly, Hollington, Daniel, Hueller, Mauro, Inchauspe, Henri, Jetzer, Philippe, Karnesis, Nikos, Killow, Christian, Klein, Antoine, Klipstein, Bill, Korsakova, Natalia, Larson, Shane L, Livas, Jeffrey, Lloro, Ivan, Man, Nary, Mance, Davor, Martino, Joseph, Mateos, Ignacio, McKenzie, Kirk, McWilliams, Sean T, Miller, Cole, Mueller, Guido, Nardini, Germano, Nelemans, Gijs, Nofrarias, Miquel, Petiteau, Antoine, Pivato, Paolo, Plagnol, Eric, Porter, Ed, Reiche, Jens, Robertson, David, Robertson, Norna, Rossi, Elena, Russano, Giuliana, Schutz, Bernard, Sesana, Alberto, Shoemaker, David, Slutsky, Jacob, Sopuerta, Carlos F, Sumner, Tim, Tamanini, Nicola, Thorpe, Ira, Troebs, Michael, Vallisneri, Michele, Vecchio, Alberto, Vetrugno, Daniele, Vitale, Stefano, Volonteri, Marta, Wanner, Gudrun, Ward, Harry, Wass, Peter, Weber, William, Ziemer, John, Zweifel, Peter

“…Following the selection of The Gravitational Universe by ESA, and the successful flight of LISA Pathfinder, the LISA Consortium now proposes a 4 year mission…”
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