Further Reading

That Finesse has remained as one of the main software packages in the field over many years is to a large extend due to the efforts put into providing users with support and training material.

Much of the physics behind the Finesse code has been compiled in the open access Living Reviews article Interferometer techniques for gravitational-wave detection. We have described many of the ideas that led to the current design of Finesse 3 in the article Pykat: Python package for modelling precision optical interferometers.

We regularly offer and organise workshop, hackathons and training sessions to support the training of new people and the development and use of advanced models.

We host a logbook sharing modelling work by the community https://logbooks.ifosim.org/. The logbook is powered by a WordPress plugin by Sean Leavey and is maintained by Mischa Salle. Logbooks are a common tool for recording progress in collaborative research projects, in particular for large hardware projects such as gravitational wave detectors. Logbooks record and preserve who did what when and thus over time create a searchable archive of expert knowledge.