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20242026
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9 papers

physics.optics2026

Cyclic-Quadrature Intracavity Signal Amplification for Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Kaido Suzuki, Ryo Iden, Ken-ichi Harada +1

The high-frequency sensitivity of laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors is limited by quantum shot noise. Increasing the circulating optical power reduces shot noise,…

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

Observation of an Optical Spring in a Robustly Controlled Signal-Recycled Michelson Interferometer

Kaido Suzuki, Ken-ichi Harada, Ryo Iden +4

We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first demonstration of an optical spring in a signal-recycled Michelson interferometer without arm cavities. The setup utilizes multip…

gr-qc2025

Decadal upgrade strategy for KAGRA toward post-O5 gravitational-wave astronomy

KAGRA Collaboration, T. Akutsu, M. Ando +150

The KAGRA Collaboration has investigated a ten-year upgrade strategy for the KAGRA gravitational wave detector, considering a total of 14 upgrade options that vary in mirror mass,…

gr-qc2025

Identification of Noise-Associated Glitches in KAGRA O3GK with Hveto

T. Akutsu, M. Ando, M. Aoumi +148

Transient noise ("glitches") in gravitational wave detectors can mimic or obscure true signals, significantly reducing detection sensitivity. Identifying and excluding glitch-conta…

quant-ph2025

Testing the quantum nature of gravity through interferometry

Yubao Liu, Yanbei Chen, Kentaro Somiya +1

We propose a Michelson-type interferometric protocol for testing the quantum nature of gravity through testing the phenomenology of semi-classical gravity theory, which predicts a…