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Optical Coatings and Thermal Noise in Precision Measurement

Author : Gregory M. Harry

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Page : pages

File Size : 40,40 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Electromagnetic waves

ISBN : 9781139203364

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"Thermal noise from optical coatings is a growing area of concern and overcoming limits to the sensitivity of high precision measurements by thermal noise is one of the greatest challenges faced by experimental physicists. In this timely book, internationally renowned scientists and engineers examine our current theoretical and experimental understanding. Beginning with the theory of thermal noise in mirrors and substrates, subsequent chapters discuss the technology of depositing coatings and state-of-the-art dielectric coating techniques used in precision measurement. Applications and remedies for noise reduction are also covered. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific fields where coating thermal noise is a particular concern, including the areas of quantum optics/optomechanics, gravitational wave detection, precision timing, high-precision laser stabilisation via optical cavities and cavity quantum electrodynamics. While providing full mathematical detail, the text avoids field-specific jargon, making it a valuable resource for readers with varied backgrounds in modern optics"--



Optical Coatings and Thermal Noise in Precision Measurement

Author : Gregory Harry

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 34,47 MB

Release : 2012-01-12

Category : Science

ISBN : 1139504681

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Thermal noise from optical coatings is a growing area of concern and overcoming limits to the sensitivity of high precision measurements by thermal noise is one of the greatest challenges faced by experimental physicists. In this timely book, internationally renowned scientists and engineers examine our current theoretical and experimental understanding. Beginning with the theory of thermal noise in mirrors and substrates, subsequent chapters discuss the technology of depositing coatings and state-of-the-art dielectric coating techniques used in precision measurement. Applications and remedies for noise reduction are also covered. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific fields where coating thermal noise is a particular concern, including the areas of quantum optics/optomechanics, gravitational wave detection, precision timing, high-precision laser stabilisation via optical cavities and cavity quantum electrodynamics. While providing full mathematical detail, the text avoids field-specific jargon, making it a valuable resource for readers with varied backgrounds in modern optics.



Optical Coatings and Thermal Noise in Precision Measurement

Author : Timothy P. Bodiya

Publisher :

Page : 343 pages

File Size : 32,56 MB

Release : 2014-05-14

Category : Electromagnetic waves

ISBN : 9781139206341

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A timely monograph examining the latest theoretical and experimental understanding of thermal noise from optical coatings.



Advanced Interferometric Gravitational-wave Detectors (In 2 Volumes)

Author : David Reitze

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 808 pages

File Size : 19,73 MB

Release : 2019-03-25

Category : Science

ISBN : 9813146095

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The detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has been hailed a scientific breakthrough and one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 21st century. Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy are emerging as a new frontier in understanding the universe.Advanced Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors brings together many of the world's top experts to deliver an authoritative and in-depth treatment on current and future detectors. Volume I is devoted to the essentials of gravitational-wave detectors, presenting the physical principles behind large-scale precision interferometry, the physics of the underlying noise sources that limit interferometer sensitivity, and an explanation of the key enabling technologies that are used in the detectors. Volume II provides an in-depth look at the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo interferometers, as well as examining future interferometric detector concepts. This two-volume set will provide students and researchers the comprehensive background needed to understand gravitational-wave detectors.



Thin-Film Optical Filters

Author : H. Angus Macleod

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 664 pages

File Size : 35,33 MB

Release : 2017-12-15

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351982249

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Praise for prior editions "an excellent treatise of thin film coatings, explaining how to produce all sorts of different filters selected according to the function they are required to play... an indispensable text for every filter manufacturer and user and an excellent guide for students." ―Contemporary Physics "essential reading for all those involved in the design, manufacture, and application of optical coatings" ―Materials World "a must-have addition to the library of any optical thin-film theorist or practitioner" ―SVC News This book is quite simply the Bible for the field of optical thin films. It gives the most complete introduction to thin film optical coatings addressed to manufacturers and users alike. This fifth edition offers a complete update on current design, manufacture, performance, and applications. New topics include absorbers and coherent perfect absorbers, photonic crystals, and metamaterials for optical coating. The author has also made substantial additions on scattering, composite materials, wire grid polarizers, laser damage, and applications. H. Angus Macleod is President of Thin Film Center Inc., in Tucson, Arizona, and Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona. His professional honors include a Gold Medal from SPIE, the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal from the Optical Society of America, and the Nathaniel H. Sugerman Memorial Award from the Society of Vacuum Coaters.



Handbook of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Author : Cosimo Bambi

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 1895 pages

File Size : 50,84 MB

Release : 2022-07-02

Category : Science

ISBN : 9811643067

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This handbook provides an updated comprehensive description of gravitational wave astronomy. In the first part, it reviews gravitational wave experiments, from ground and space based laser interferometers to pulsar timing arrays and indirect detection from the cosmic microwave background. In the second part, it discusses a number of astrophysical and cosmological gravitational wave sources, including black holes, neutron stars, possible more exotic objects, and sources in the early Universe. The third part of the book reviews the methods to calculate gravitational waveforms. The fourth and last part of the book covers techniques employed in gravitational wave astronomy data analysis. This book represents both a valuable resource for graduate students and an important reference for researchers in gravitational wave astronomy.



Electromagnetic Optics of Thin-Film Coatings

Author : Claude Amra

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 395 pages

File Size : 45,88 MB

Release : 2021-01-14

Category : Science

ISBN : 1108488870

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A theoretical, self-contained study of periodic multilayers and how they can be effectively exploited in both traditional and modern applications.



Atomic Physics: Precise Measurements and Ultracold Matter

Author : Massimo Inguscio

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 349 pages

File Size : 27,53 MB

Release : 2013-09-19

Category : Science

ISBN : 0191509639

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This book illustrates the history of Atomic Physics and shows how its most recent advances allow the possibility of performing precise measurements and achieving an accurate control on the atomic state. Written in an introductory style, this book is addressed to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to more experienced researchers who need to remain up-to-date with the most recent advances. The book focuses on experimental investigations, illustrating milestone experiments and key experimental techniques, and discusses the results and the challenges of contemporary research. Emphasis is put on the investigations of precision physics: from the determination of fundamental constants of Nature to tests of General Relativity and Quantum Electrodynamics; from the realization of ultra-stable atomic clocks to the precise simulation of condensed matter theories with ultracold gases. The book discusses these topics while tracing the evolution of experimental Atomic Physics from traditional laser spectroscopy to the revolution introduced by laser cooling, which allows the manipulation of atoms at a billionth of a degree above absolute zero and reveals new frontiers of precision in atomic spectroscopy.



Progress in Optics

Author : Taco Visser

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 14,64 MB

Release : 2016-04-08

Category : Science

ISBN : 0444637214

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Book Description

The Progress in Optics series contains more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical scientists and optical engineers stay abreast of their fields. - Comprehensive, in-depth reviews - Edited by the leading authority in the field



Rotation Sensing with Large Ring Lasers

Author : Ulrich Schreiber

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 335 pages

File Size : 17,4 MB

Release : 2023-01-31

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1108529836

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Ring lasers are commonly used as gyroscopes for aircraft navigation and attitude control. The largest ring lasers are sensitive enough that they can be used for high resolution inertial rotation sensing of the Earth in order to detect tiny perturbations to the Earth's rotation caused by earthquakes or global mass transport. This book describes the latest advances in the development of large ring lasers for applications in geodesy and geophysics using the most sensitive and stable devices available. Chapters cover our current knowledge of the physics of the laser gyroscope, how to acquire and analyse data from ring lasers, and what the potential applications are in the geosciences. It is a valuable reference for those working with ring lasers or using the data for applications in geodesy and geophysics; as well as researchers in laser physics, photonics and navigation.