We have measured the optical and mechanical loss of commercial silicon nitride membranes. We find that thick, membranes have mechanical at , and at , well above what has been observed in devices with comparable dimensions. The near-IR optical loss at is less than . This combination of properties make these membranes attractive candidates for studying quantum effects in optomechanical systems.
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