Optimal single-band normal-incidence antireflection coatings

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 644-658

  Dobrowolski, J A ^a   Tikhonravov, A V ^b   Trubetskov, M K ^b   Sullivan, Brian T ^a   Verly, P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Lasing polymers; Photonic applications; Scattering gain medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001303373     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.000644     Document Type: Article

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