Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry

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  • Mengyuan Zhao
  • Yazheng Tao
  • Kevin Weber
  • Tim Kaune
  • Sönke Schuster
  • Zhenxiang Hao
  • Gudrun Wanner

Externe Organisationen

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer9024
Seitenumfang1
FachzeitschriftSensors
Jahrgang23
Ausgabenummer22
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 7 Nov. 2023

Abstract

In the context of simulating precision laser interferometers, we use several examples to compare two wavefront decomposition methods-the Mode Expansion Method (MEM) and the Gaussian Beam Decomposition (GBD) method-for their precision and applicability. To assess the performance of these methods, we define different types of errors and study their properties. We specify how the two methods can be fairly compared and based on that, compare the quality of the MEM and GBD through several examples. Here, we test cases for which analytic results are available, i.e., non-clipped circular and general astigmatic Gaussian beams, as well as clipped circular Gaussian beams, in the near, far, and extremely far fields of millions of kilometers occurring in space-gravitational wave detectors. Additionally, we compare the methods for aberrated wavefronts and their interaction with optical components by testing reflections from differently curved mirrors. We find that both methods can generally be used for decomposing non-Gaussian beams. However, which method is more accurate depends on the optical system and simulation settings. In the given examples, the MEM more accurately describes non-clipped Gaussian beams, whereas for clipped Gaussian beams and the interaction with surfaces, the GBD is more precise.

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Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry. / Zhao, Mengyuan; Tao, Yazheng; Weber, Kevin et al.
in: Sensors, Jahrgang 23, Nr. 22, 9024, 07.11.2023.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Zhao, M, Tao, Y, Weber, K, Kaune, T, Schuster, S, Hao, Z & Wanner, G 2023, 'Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry', Sensors, Jg. 23, Nr. 22, 9024. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229024
Zhao, M., Tao, Y., Weber, K., Kaune, T., Schuster, S., Hao, Z., & Wanner, G. (2023). Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry. Sensors, 23(22), Artikel 9024. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229024
Zhao M, Tao Y, Weber K, Kaune T, Schuster S, Hao Z et al. Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry. Sensors. 2023 Nov 7;23(22):9024. doi: 10.3390/s23229024
Zhao, Mengyuan ; Tao, Yazheng ; Weber, Kevin et al. / Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry. in: Sensors. 2023 ; Jahrgang 23, Nr. 22.
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