2 papers
physics.optics2026
Combined Cavity Alignment and Mode-Mismatch Sensing using RF-QPD Sensors
Mitchell Schiworski, Stefan Ballmer
In this article we describe a scheme for sensing both the mode mismatch and alignment of a cavity which does not require custom sensors and uses only Quadrant Photo-Detectors (QPDs…
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…