Study of Optical Losses in SiNx and SiOxNy Coatings Deposited by Plasma-enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition for Gravitational Wave Detection
Gravitational wave detectors rely on low mechanical and optical loss mirror coatings. This work discusses optical losses through absorption and light scattering mechanisms in SiN x and SiO x N y coatings deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition.
Authors
- Anne-Sophie Munser
- Simon Bublitz
- Des Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-0072)
- Kirstin Saunders
- Christian Mühlig
- Sven Schröder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6812-362X)
- Caspar Clark
- Tobias Herfurth
Institutions
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (DE)
- Helia Photonics (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of the West of Scotland (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oic.2025.fa.9
- Primary Topic
- Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Glasgow
- Science and Technology Facilities Council