Measurement of thermo-optic properties of thin film dielectric coatings

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First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents for spending the last 30 years reinforcing the idea that my education is a top priority for them (and in turn instilling it as a top priority for me). Thanks to all the great teachers I’ve had, from elementary school through graduate school, for pushing me forward and putting up with my antics. Thanks to my great advisers at the University of St. Thomas, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Caltech, who kept me going through the tough parts of research and truly set me up to succeed in the world of science. Thanks to my friends and loved ones, both in school and out, who kept me sane throughout the process. And last but not least, thanks to Caltech and the National Science Foundation (award PHY-0757058) for supporting me financially through the past seven years of