Photonic solution to phase sensing and control for light-based interstellar propulsion

被引：14

作者：

Bandutunga, Chathura P. ^{[1
]}

Sibley, Paul G. ^{[1
,2
]}

Ireland, Michael J. ^{[3
]}

Ward, Robert L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Natl Univ, Coll Sci, Ctr Gravitat Astrophys, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia

[2] Australian Natl Univ, Coll Sci, Ctr Gravitat Astrophys, ARC Ctr Engn Quantum Syst, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia

[3] Australian Natl Univ, Mt Stromlo Observ, Res Sch Astron & Astrophys, Weston, ACT 2611, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS | 2021年 / 38卷 / 05期

关键词：

TILT-ANISOPLANATISM; STABILITY; ARRAY;

D O I：

10.1364/JOSAB.414593

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Reaching another star system within a human timescale requires traveling at a sizeable fraction of the speed of light. To achieve this, the Breakthrough Starshot program proposes a ground-based laser array to accelerate a gram-scale spacecraft through photon radiation pressure, requiring of order 100 GW of continuous wave optical power. The coherent combination of many lasers is one avenue to achieve a high optical power output. Here we present a photonic solution for optical phase sensing and control to enable the coherent combination of order 10(8) individual lasers, including the ability to sense and compensate for atmospheric distortions, assuming the laser system is ground based. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

引用

页码：1477 / 1486

页数：10

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