Optimized multilayer dielectric mirror coatings for gravitational wave interferometers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6286, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Agresti, Juri ^a,b   Castaldi, Giuseppe ^c   DeSalvo, Riccardo ^a   Galdi, Vincenzo ^c   Pierro, Vincenzo ^c   Pinto, Innocenzo M ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dielectric mirrors; Gravitational waves; Interferometers; Multilayer coatings; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; REFLECTION; THERMAL NOISE;

DIELECTRIC MIRRORS; LASER INTERFEROMETER GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATORY (LIGO); MULTILAYER COATINGS;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

EID: 33750488450     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.678977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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