A paper by Assistant Prof. T. Akutsu et al. has been selected as an Editors' Pick (a highlight paper) in Applied Optics.
This paper presents a method for predicting the light scattering distributions based on high-quality mirror surface measurement data.
Additionally, this method was applied to KAGRA's mirrors to evaluate their scattering distribution.
This approach is expected to be valuable not only for future gravitational-wave detectors but also for the general design of various high-performance optical devices that require scattered light countermeasures.

From the Applied Optics Editorial Office: "Editor's Picks serve to highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and are representative of the work taking place in a specific field."

The paper is here.