3 papers
physics.ins-det2026
A Polarization-Decomposed Method for Simulating Inhomogeneous Birefringence in Laser-Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors
Haoyu Wang, Yuta Michimura, Keiko Kokeyama +9
Birefringence in test mass substrates is an emerging limitation for current and future laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors, particularly as detectors move toward hig…
physics.optics2025
A matter of perspective: how nanoscale optical defects limit cosmic-scale gravitational wave observations
Anna C. Green, Antonella Bianchi, Daniel D. Brown +10
Ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) detectors, such as LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA, have revolutionised as- tronomy. Now, future detectors like the Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explor…
astro-ph.IM2024
You only thermoelastically deform once: Point Absorber Detection in LIGO Test Masses with YOLO
Simon R. Goode, Mitchell Schiworski, Daniel Brown +2
Current and future gravitational-wave observatories rely on large-scale, precision interferometers to detect the gravitational-wave signals. However, microscopic imperfections on t…