Kerr-enhanced optical spring demonstrates tunable non-linearity, presenting potential applications for enhancing GWD sensitivity and in various optomechanical systems. Credit: Tokyo Tech The detection ...

Thomas Corbitt, Ronald Pagano and Scott Aronson from Louisiana State University (pictured from left) collaborated with researchers from the LIGO Laboratory and Thorlabs Crystalline Solutions.

A novel technique for enhancing optical spring that utilizes the Kerr effect to improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) has recently been developed. This innovative design uses ...

The detection of gravitational waves stands as one of the most significant achievements in modern physics. In 2017, gravitational waves from the merger of a binary neutron star were detected for the ...