A fibre optic evanescent wave sensor for monitoring the rate of pulsed laser deposition of metal thin films

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Shelly John, M ^a   Radhakrishnan, P ^a   Nampoori, V P N ^a   Vallabhan, C P G ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Evanescent wave; Fibre optic sensor; Pulsed laser deposition; Silver thin films

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; MONITORING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

EVANESCENT WAVES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0033076295     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/2/013     Document Type: Article

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