Optical characteristics of thin film coating and measurement of its thickness

Tribology International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 801-806

  Wang, R ^a   Wong, Patrick L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Film thickness; Phase change; Thin metal coating

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

THIN FILM COATINGS;

COATINGS;

EID: 0031277256     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(97)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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