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Ground-based GW detectors are very complex optical systems and for this reason they are divided in different subsystems. Each of them takes care of a different topic but of course there are strong interactions between them.
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The waist is the point with the smallest size in a Gaussian beam.
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A wedge in an optic element consists on introducing an angle between its two surfaces.
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The baffles are mechanical elements coated with a particular material which absorbs light.
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Casanueva Diaz, J. (2018). Advanced Virgo. In: Control of the Gravitational Wave Interferometric Detector Advanced Virgo. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96014-2_4
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