Thermal noise in optical cavities revisited

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 178-184

  Kessler, Thomas ^a,b   Legero, Thomas ^b   Sterr, Uwe ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR QUANTUM ENGINEERING AND SPACE TIME RESEARCH QUEST   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND SUPPORTS; THERMAL NOISE;

ANALYTICAL ESTIMATES; CONTACT AREAS; FINITE-ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; FLUCTUATION DISSIPATION THEOREM; FREQUENCY INSTABILITIES; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS; LOW NOISE; OPTICAL CAVITIES; SPACER GEOMETRY; SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 84855382166     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.29.000178     Document Type: Article

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