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Thermo-refractive noise in silicon nitride microresonators

Tobias Kippenberg, Junqiu Liu, Erwan Guillaume Albert Lucas, Arslan Sajid Raja, Guanhao Huang, Nils Johan Engelsen
2019
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Thermodynamic noises limit the frequency stability of resonators. Here, we present the first complete characterization of thermo-refractive noise in Si3N4 microresonators. The measurements are in good agreement with theoretical analysis and FEM simulation of the structures. (c) 2019 The Author(s)

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Tobias Kippenberg, Junqiu Liu, Erwan Guillaume Albert Lucas, Arslan Sajid Raja, Guanhao Huang, Nils Johan Engelsen
2019
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