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Development of Aluminum Gallium Arsenide (AlGaAs) as an Optical Coating Material for Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors

  • Gregory Harry
  • , Gari Lynn Billingsley
  • , Garrett D. Cole
  • , Andri Gretarsson
  • , Elizabeth Gretarsson
  • , Steven Penn

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Coating thermal noise limits sensitivity in gravitational wave detectors. Aluminum gallium arsenide coatings have low thermal noise and excellent optical properties. Resources are being sought to develop these coatings for future detectors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Interference Coatings, OIC 2022
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Electronic)9781957171043
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Interference Coatings, OIC 2022 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: Jun 19 2022Jun 24 2022

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceOptical Interference Coatings, OIC 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period6/19/226/24/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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