Forbidden gaps in finite periodic and quasi-periodic Cantor-like dielectric multilayers at normal incidence

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 34, 2001, Pages 6319-6326

  Cojocaru, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTILAYERS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIELECTRIC MULTILAYERS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0012252912     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.006319     Document Type: Article

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