Do gravitational waves stretch the wavelength of light?

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We often get some version of this question:

“If a gravitational wave stretches the distance between the LIGO mirrors, doesn’t it also stretch the wavelength of the laser light? If so, then how can LIGO detect gravitational waves?”

This is a great question! Here are a few different resources for understanding the answer:

https://www.ligo.org/science/faq.php#mirror-distance

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/wavy-gravy

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I found this article about standing gravitational waves: Борис Дмитриев - персональный сайт :: STANDING GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
What do you think about this angle of view?

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I was watching Youtube earlier and came across this video:

In 5:23, he asks exactly the same question. I hope that you find the answer insightful.

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