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    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Gravitational-wave detection
    • Interferometry

    Background:

    • All-reflective interferometric gravitational-wave detectors aim to minimize thermal lensing.
    • Diffraction gratings have been proposed as power beam splitters in such configurations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the utility of a diffraction grating as a polarization beam splitter.
    • To explore its application in a zero-area polarization Sagnac interferometer.

    Main Methods:

    • A diffraction grating was employed as a polarization beam splitter.
    • The setup utilized a zero-area polarization Sagnac interferometer.

    Main Results:

    • Successful demonstration of a diffraction grating functioning as a polarization beam splitter.
    • Integration within a Sagnac interferometer configuration.

    Conclusions:

    • Diffraction gratings are viable as polarization beam splitters.
    • This offers a potential solution for reducing thermal lensing in gravitational-wave detectors.