Direct observation of waveguided scattered light in multilayer dielectric thin films

Applied Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 28, 1993, Pages 5504-5510

  Carniglia, C K ^a   Pond, B J ^a   Paulblack, J ^b   Watkins, Steve E ^c  

^a S Systems Corporation   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; FILM PREPARATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THIN FILMS;

DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; FOCUSED LASER BEAMS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MULTI-LAYER THIN FILM; MULTI-LAYER-COATING; MULTILAYER DIELECTRICS; THEORETICAL TREATMENTS; THIN-FILM STRUCTURE;

THIN FILMS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS;

RAYLEIGH SCATTER; SECONDARY SCATTER; WAVEGUIDED SCATTERED LIGHT;

EID: 0027684949     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.32.005504     Document Type: Article

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