Quantum noise is one of the limiting factors in laser-interferometric gravitational-wave (GW) detectors. The application of squeezed states in these interferometers allows the reduction of quantum noise in one quadrature. ...

Current and future gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) require high power and low noise laser systems at a wavelength of 1064nm in the continuous wave regime, with excellent spatial beam quality. These systems are highly ...

The first detections of gravitational waves have opened an exciting new field of astronomy. One of the most fundamental limitations for the sensitivity of current and future interferometric gravitational-wave detectors is ...

In 2015, the space-time distortion caused by GW150914 was found - a pivotal event that inaugurated the era of interferometric gravitational wave astronomy. As of today, gravitational wave observations are routinely made ...