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The Detector Amplified the Signal, Not the Noise

A proposed intracavity quadrature cycle increased gravitational-wave response without accumulating parametric gain.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-08-16-019
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Summary

A proposed intracavity quadrature cycle increased gravitational-wave response without accumulating parametric gain.

The design alternates amplification and deamplification over two round trips in a detuned recycling cavity. Modeling a current detector with a near-future upgrade showed broader quantum-noise-limited sensitivity into the kilohertz band; it remains a proposal, not an installed upgrade.

Why it matters

A proposed intracavity quadrature cycle increased gravitational-wave response without accumulating parametric gain.

Limits and context

  • Modeling a current detector with a near-future upgrade showed broader quantum-noise-limited sensitivity into the kilohertz band; it remains a proposal, not an installed upgrade.

Key claims

  1. A proposed intracavity quadrature cycle increased gravitational-wave response without accumulating parametric gain.

    Qualification: Modeling a current detector with a near-future upgrade showed broader quantum-noise-limited sensitivity into the kilohertz band; it remains a proposal, not an installed upgrade.

    Evidence: source-2026-08-16-021

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2608.13009arXiv · primary research

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