The electromagnetic field in gravitational wave interferometers

Thomas B. Mieling; Piotr T. Chrusciel; Stefan Palenta

doi:10.1088/1361-6382/ac2270

The electromagnetic field in gravitational wave interferometers

Thomas B. Mieling, Piotr T. Chrusciel, Stefan Palenta

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Abstract

We analyse the response of laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors using the full Maxwell equations in curved spacetime in the presence of weak gravitational waves. Existence and uniqueness of solutions is ensured by setting up a suitable boundary value problem. This puts on solid ground previous approximate calculations. We find consistency with previous results obtained from eikonal expansions at the level of accuracy accessible to current gravitational wave detectors.

Original language	English
Article number	215004
Number of pages	52
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	38
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac2270
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2021

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103036 Theoretical physics
103021 Optics
103028 Theory of relativity

Keywords

gravitational waves
Maxwell’s equations
Laser interferometry
laser interferometry
DETECTORS
gravitational wave detection
Maxwell's equations
RADIATION
PROPAGATION

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The electromagnetic field in gravitational wave interferometers

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