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Active interferometer as an antenna for gravitational waves

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It is demonstrated that a gain medium in the cavity of the Michelson interferometer that serves as a detector of gravitational waves allows a sharp decrease in the output power of the external laser source.

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Titov, E.A. Active interferometer as an antenna for gravitational waves. Laser Phys. 16, 1321–1325 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X06090064

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