美國雷射干涉重力波組織　(Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave
Observatory ；LIGO)以偵測重力波為主要研究項目，短期目標是以實際偵測到的重力波證明愛因斯坦的廣義相對論，長期目標則是希望能將重力波運用於各種天文現象的觀察及建立重力波天文網，例如中子星(neutron star)、黑(black hole)、超新星(supernovae)…等大質量星體的訊號。由於重力波的訊號相當微弱，因此需盡可能地排除外在雜訊的干擾，而在其總體雜訊最低的100Hz處，雜訊主要來自於光學反射鏡自身材料所產生的熱擾動，因此本實驗室的研究目標即是找尋光學損耗、機械損耗皆低的光學薄膜材料。
本論文的研究重點係以電漿輔助化學氣相沉積系統於矽懸臂上鍍製各種不同成分的氮化矽薄膜，並檢視各成分薄膜的光學特性（折射率、消散係數）、機械特性（薄膜應力、楊氏係數）及機械損耗特性，其中薄膜應力與機械損號間的關係為本論文將深入探討之重點。此外，本論文的另一重點為本實驗室室溫機械損耗量測系統的抽氣速率改善，以及低溫機械損耗量測系統之架設。

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