The Big Bang Observer: High laser power for gravitational wave astrophysics

Gregory M. Harry; William Folkner; Peter Fritschel; E. Sterl Phinney; Daniel A. Shaddock

doi:10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453737

The Big Bang Observer: High laser power for gravitational wave astrophysics

Gregory M. Harry^*, William Folkner, Peter Fritschel, E. Sterl Phinney, Daniel A. Shaddock

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The Big Bang Observer(BBO) is a proposed space-based gravitational wave detector which will look for the stochastic background of gravitational waves from the early universe. The positions of three free test masses, 50,000 km apart, will be monitored by laser interferometry. To reduce noise, 300 W of 355 nm light obtained from frequency-tripling the output of Nd:YAG lasers will be used. These lasers and other technology necessary for BBO will require significant research before a potential launch date of 2025.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453737
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 6 May 2007 → 11 May 2007

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Conference	Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD
Period	6/05/07 → 11/05/07

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Harry, GM, Folkner, W, Fritschel, P, Phinney, ES & Shaddock, DA 2007, The Big Bang Observer: High laser power for gravitational wave astrophysics. in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007., 4453737, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007, Baltimore, MD, United States, 6/05/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453737

The Big Bang Observer: High laser power for gravitational wave astrophysics. / Harry, Gregory M.; Folkner, William; Fritschel, Peter et al.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007. 2007. 4453737 (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007).

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