Title :
Crystalline coatings for ultra-low-noise optical cavities
Author :
Cole, Graham D. ; Wei Zhang ; Martin, Maria J. ; Jun Ye ; Aspelmeyer, Markus
Author_Institution :
Crystalline Mirror Solutions GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We demonstrate substrate-transferred crystalline coatings, based on epitaxial Bragg mirrors directly-bonded to fused silica, exhibiting an unprecedented tenfold reduction in Brownian noise. These mirrors promise a significant advancement in the performance of precision optical interferometers.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Brownian motion; antireflection coatings; mirrors; optical materials; optical noise; silicon compounds; Brownian noise; SiO2; epitaxial Bragg mirrors; fused silica; precision optical interferometer performance; substrate-transferred crystalline coatings; ultralow-noise optical cavities; Cavity resonators; Coatings; Mirrors; Noise; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA