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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Squeezed Light for Gravitational Wave Detection

Roman Schnabel

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

The sensitivity of laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors can be improved with squeezed light. The first squeezed-light laser aiming for a permanent operation in such a detector has now been accomplished and characterized.
DOI
10.1364/qels.2010.qfa1

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