LISA's optical 'bench', showing a 20cm by 20cm block of Zerodur ceramic glass with "tombstone" mirrors and beam splitters hydroxide-catalyst bonded to it. The two optical beams arrive into the bench via the fiber injector optical sub-assemblies (FIOS) - shown by the green connectors. Image: University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham. |
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