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most citedAdvanced Virgo: a 2nd generation interferometric gravitational wave detector

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24 papers

gr-qc2026

Advanced Virgo during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run

Virgo Collaboration, F Acernese, A Agapito +546

From April 10, 2024 to November 18, 2025 Advanced Virgo participated in the fourth observing run of the network of gravitational-wave detectors, together with Advanced LIGO and KAG…

astro-ph.IM2026

Improving Beam Quality in Gravitational-Wave Interferometers Illuminated by Higher-Order Laguerre-Gaussian Modes

Liu Tao, Yuefan Guo, Alberto Gatto +5

Higher-order Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) laser modes have been proposed to reduce test-mass thermal noise in laser interferometric gravitational-wave detectors, owing to their more homo…

physics.ins-det2026

Demonstration of length control for a filter cavity with coherent control sidebands

Naoki Aritomi, Yuhang Zhao, Eleonora Capocasa +22

For broadband quantum noise reduction of gravitational-wave detectors, a frequency-dependent squeezed vacuum field realized using a filter cavity is the most promising technique an…

physics.optics2025

Resonant enhanced detection of the higher-order modes of a locked cavity

Ricardo Cabrita, Aaron Goodwin-Jones, Joris van Heijningen +5

Current gravitational-wave (GW) detectors are limited in the amount of circulating power they can reach. Optical absorption in the test masses leads to thermal effects that shift t…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Angular control noise in Advanced Virgo and implications for the Einstein Telescope

Riccardo Maggiore, Paolo Ruggi, Andreas Freise +8

With significantly improved sensitivity, the Einstein Telescope (ET), along with other upcoming gravitational wave detectors, will mark the beginning of precision gravitational wav…

physics.optics2023

Transverse Mode Control in Quantum Enhanced Interferometers: A Review and Recommendations for a New Generation

Aaron W. Goodwin-Jones, Ricardo Cabrita, Mikhail Korobko +7

Adaptive optics has made significant advancement over the past decade, becoming the essential technology in a wide variety of applications, particularly in the realm of quantum opt…