Tenfold reduction of Brownian noise in high-reflectivity optical coatings

Thermally induced fluctuations impose a fundamental limit on precision measurement. In optical interferometry, the current bounds of stability and sensitivity are dictated by the excess mechanical damping of the high-reflectivity coatings that comprise the cavity end mirrors. Over the last decade, t...

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Published in:	Nature photonics Vol. 7; no. 8; pp. 644 - 650
Main Authors:	Cole, Garrett D., Zhang, Wei, Martin, Michael J., Ye, Jun, Aspelmeyer, Markus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2013 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	639/301/1005 639/624/1020 639/766/930 Applied and Technical Physics Coatings Damping Holes Interferometers Interferometry Multilayers Optical coatings Photonics Physics Quantum Physics Reduction
ISSN:	1749-4885, 1749-4893
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