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  • Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • Optical Engineering
  • Metrology

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  • Space-based gravitational wave detectors require extreme displacement measurement accuracy.
  • Laser interferometers and inertial sensors are core components, measuring distances between test masses (TMs).
  • Spatial alignment errors of TMs degrade interferometric performance by amplifying tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling noise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically analyze the coupling mechanisms between TM alignment errors and TTL coupling noise.
  • To establish a comprehensive TTL noise model accounting for alignment errors.
  • To determine allowable alignment tolerance specifications for space-borne gravitational wave missions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a comprehensive TTL noise model incorporating TM alignment errors.
  • Verification and analysis of the TTL noise model through optical simulations.
  • Systematic analysis of coupling mechanisms and their impact on interferometric performance.

Main Results:

  • Quantification of how TM alignment errors amplify TTL coupling noise.
  • Demonstration of reduced interferometric efficiency due to misalignment.
  • Establishment of critical alignment tolerance specifications for achieving required detection sensitivity.

Conclusions:

  • Clarification of the coupling mechanisms of TM alignment errors in space-borne gravitational wave detection.
  • Provision of theoretical foundations and design guidance for alignment procedures.
  • Enabling accurate on-orbit performance prediction for future missions.