Optical coating synthesis by simultaneous refractive-index and thickness refinement of inhomogeneous films

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 31, 1998, Pages 7327-7333

  Verly, Pierre G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0011022719     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007327     Document Type: Article

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