Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

		Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Team members: Graham Allen, Saps Buchman, Robert L. Byer, John Conklin, Dan DeBra, Allex Goh, Sei Higuchi, Ke-Xun Sun, Aharon Swank Visiting Researchers: Martin Trittler and Domenico Gerardi
Research Current Patents Publications Byer Group Courses Byer Group Resources Ginzton Laboratory HEPL Photonics Research Stanford University Directions Home Contact: Ginzton Laboratory Stanford University 450 via Palou Rm 283 Stanford, CA 94304-4088 650-723-0227 tel 650-723-2666 fax rlbyer@stanford.edu		During the summer of 2005 the Laser Interferometer in Space Antenna, LISA, project, joint between NASA and ESA, held its 5th International meeting. Discussions considered the design of the space-based 5 million kilometer long LISA interferometer, its sensitivity and the gravitational wave sources that are to be observed. LISA, the first great observatory in the NASA Beyond Einstein program, is scheduled for launch in 2015. The detection of gravitational waves requires the ultimate in precision measurement. The ‘ruler’ used to detect oscillations in space-time is the constant; the speed of light. The light source is a very stable Nd:YAG solid state laser that is pumped by laser diode arrays demonstrated at Stanford in 1984.

During the summer of 2005 the Laser Interferometer in Space Antenna, LISA, project, joint between NASA and ESA, held its 5th International meeting. Discussions considered the design of the space-based 5 million kilometer long LISA interferometer, its sensitivity and the gravitational wave sources that are to be observed. LISA,

the first great observatory in the NASA Beyond Einstein program, is scheduled for launch in 2015.

The detection of gravitational waves requires the ultimate in precision measurement. The ‘ruler’ used to detect oscillations in space-time is the constant; the speed of light.

The light source is a very stable Nd:YAG solid state laser that is pumped by laser diode arrays demonstrated at Stanford in 1984.