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This paper describes detection of gravitational waves by laser interferometers. These are one of the two main types of proposed earth-based detectors of gravitational waves. The other type — bar detector, is described in papers by Pizzella and Pallotino in this volume.
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Krolak, A. (1989). Detecting Gravitational Waves by Laser Interferometers. In: Di Gesù, V., Scarsi, L., Crane, P., Friedman, J.H., Levialdi, S., Maccarone, M.C. (eds) Data Analysis in Astronomy III. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 40. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5646-2_36
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