Correlation between optical path modulations and transmittance spectra of a-Si:H thin films

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1611-1616

  Akaoğlu, Barış ^a   Atılgan, Ismail ^a   Katırcıoğlu, Bayram ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT INTERFERENCE; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

INTERFERENCE FRINGES;

LIGHT MODULATION;

EID: 0006718452     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.001611     Document Type: Article

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