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20162026
most citedThe Advanced LIGO Photon Calibrators

90 citations · 110 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.optics2026

Range Emulator: A Compact Paraxial Optical System to Emulate Long-Distance Monochromatic Laser Propagation

Subaru Shibai, Kiwamu Izumi

Emulating long-distance light propagation on a laboratory scale is essential for the ground-based testing of intersatellite optical systems. To address this challenge, we propose a…

gr-qc2025

Space-based cm/kg-scale Laser Interferometer for Quantum Gravity

Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Katsuta Sakai, Kosei Hatakeyama +5

The experimental verification of the quantum nature of gravity represents a milestone in quantum gravity research. Recently, interest has grown for testing it via gravitationally i…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 6 cited

SILVIA: Ultra-precision formation flying demonstration for space-based interferometry

Takahiro Ito, Kiwamu Izumi, Isao Kawano +26

We propose SILVIA (Space Interferometer Laboratory Voyaging towards Innovative Applications), a mission concept designed to demonstrate ultra-precision formation flying between thr…

gr-qc2025

Initial acquisition requirements for optical cavities in the space gravitational wave antennae DECIGO and B-DECIGO

Yuta Michimura, Koji Nagano, Kentaro Komori +8

DECIGO (DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) is a space-based gravitational wave antenna concept targeting the 0.1-10 Hz band. It consists of three spacecraft…

physics.ins-det2024

Demonstration of tilt sensing using a homodyne quadrature interferometric translational sensor

Koji Nagano, Karera Mori, Kiwamu Izumi

Future gravitational wave observation in space will demand improvement in the sensitivity of the local sensor for the drag-free control. This paper presents the proposal, design, a…

gr-qc2024★ 5 cited

Experimental Demonstration of Back-Linked Fabry-Perot Interferometer for the Space Gravitational Wave Antenna

Ryosuke Sugimoto, Yusuke Okuma, Koji Nagano +2

The back-linked Fabry-Perot interferometer (BLFPI) is an interferometer topology proposed for space gravitational wave antennas with the use of inter-satellite Fabry-Perot interfer…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

Cross-Correlated Force Measurement for Thermal Noise Reduction in Torsion Pendulum

Yusuke Okuma, Kiwamu Izumi, Kentaro Komori +1

The torsion pendulum is a prevailing instrument for measuring small forces acting on a solid body or those between solid bodies. While it offers powerful advantages, the measuremen…

quant-ph2023★ 7 cited

Quantum-enhanced optical phase-insensitive heterodyne detection beyond 3-dB noise penalty of image band

Keitaro Anai, Yutaro Enomoto, Hiroto Omura +4

Optical phase-insensitive heterodyne (beat-note) detection, which measures the relative phase of two beams at different frequencies through their interference, is a key sensing tec…

gr-qc2020

Current status of space gravitational wave antenna DECIGO and B-DECIGO

Seiji Kawamura, Masaki Ando, Naoki Seto +84

Deci-hertz Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space mission with a frequency band of 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz. DECIGO aims at the detection of pri…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 90 cited

The Advanced LIGO Photon Calibrators

S. Karki, D. Tuyenbayev, S. Kandhasamy +24

The two interferometers of the Laser Interferometry Gravitaional-wave Observatory (LIGO) recently detected gravitational waves from the mergers of binary black hole systems. Accura…