Research on the Innovation and Development of Gravitational Wave Detection Technology

Abstract

According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, gravity is described as the curvature of space-time caused by gravitational sources, and to prove the existence of gravitational waves, many scientific research institutes around the world have begun to build equipment to try to detect gravitational waves in the vast background signals of the universe. At present, gravitational waves have been detected by many scientific research institutions and scientists. Now, the detection of gravitational waves has shifted to the direction of high precision and accuracy. This paper starts with the laser interferometer, the most basic instrument for gravitational wave detection. It expounds on the latest development progress and key technologies of gravitational wave detection in the current physical world, including noise suppression and gravitational wave detection spacecraft projects. In terms of laser interferometers, this paper describes their principle and key technologies and puts forward the difficult problems that still need to be tackled and studied. In terms of noise suppression, this paper describes the noise and interference that may be generated and how to suppress the noise to avoid interfering with the accuracy of the experiment. It also points out the shortcomings of current noise suppression techniques. For gravitational wave detection spacecraft projects, this paper first focuses on several key projects in the world, then describes the technologies and shortcomings of spacecraft, and puts forward the direction of improvement and in-depth research on these technologies. This paper aims to summarize the key technologies of gravitational wave detection in the world today and point out the direction of its future development.