Mechanical loss of laser-welded fused silica fibers

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Harry, Gregory ^a   Corbitt, Thomas ^a   Freytsis, Marat ^a   Ottaway, David ^a   Mavalvala, Nergis ^a   Penn, Steve ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME-WELDED FIBERS; MECHANICAL LOSS; THERMOELASTIC DAMPING;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; DAMPING; FUSED SILICA; LASER BEAM WELDING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL NOISE; THERMOELASTICITY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33644606514     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2170075     Document Type: Article

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