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Enhancing titania-tantala amorphous materials as high-index layers in Bragg reflectors of gravitational-wave detectors

Amato et al., 2023

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Amato A
Magnozzi M
Shcheblanov N
Lemaître A
Cagnoli G
Granata M
Michel C
Gemme G
Pinard L
Canepa M
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ACS Applied Optical Materials

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Amorphous mixed titania-tantala coatings are key components of Bragg reflectors in gravitational-wave detectors (GWDs). Attaining the lowest possible values of optical absorption and mechanical losses in coatings is of paramount importance for GWDs, and …
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