High quality mechanical and optical properties of commercial silicon nitride membranes

B. M. Zwickl; W. E. Shanks; A. M. Jayich; C. Yang; A. C.Bleszynski Jayich; J. D. Thompson; J. G.E. Harris

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High quality mechanical and optical properties of commercial silicon nitride membranes

B. M. Zwickl, W. E. Shanks, A. M. Jayich, C. Yang, A. C.Bleszynski Jayich, J. D. Thompson, J. G.E. Harris

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We have measured the optical and mechanical loss of commercial silicon nitride membranes. We find that 50 nm thick, 1 mm2 membranes have mechanical Q > 10⁶ at 293 K, and Q > 10⁷ at 300 mK, well above what has been observed in devices with comparable dimensions. The near-IR optical loss at 293 K is less than 2× 10-4. This combination of properties make these membranes attractive candidates for studying quantum effects in optomechanical systems.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	103125
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2884191
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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