Amorphous optical coatings of present gravitational-wave interferometers

Massimo Granata, Alex Amato, Laurent Balzarini +10

We report on the results of an extensive campaign of optical and mechanical characterization of the ion-beam sputtered oxide layers (Ta${}_2$O${}_5$, TiO${}_2$, Ta${}_2$O${}_5$-TiO${}_2$, SiO$…