A new theoretical approach to thermal noise caused by an inhomogeneously distributed loss -- Physical insight by the modified estimation method
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Masaki Ando, K. Kawabe, Kimio Tsubono · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2006
We modified the modal expansion, which is the traditional method used to calculate thermal noise. This advanced modal expansion provides new insight about the discrepancy between the actual thermal noise caused by inhomogeneously distributed loss and the traditional modal expansion.