UV light induced surface expansion phenomenon of hybrid glass thin films

Optics Express

Volumn 8, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 682-687

  Rantala, J T ^a   Karkkainen A H O ^b   Hiltunen, J A ^b   Keranen M ^b   Kololuoma, T ^b   Descour, M R ^c  

^a GuideOptics Oy   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL GLASS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GELS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; HYBRID GLASS THIN FILMS; SURFACE EXPANSIONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0001642538     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.8.000682     Document Type: Article

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