Theory of quarter-wave-stack dielectric mirrors used in a thin Fabry–Perot filter

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 27, 2003, Pages 5442-5449

  Garmire, Elsa ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTODIODES;

FABRY-PEROT FILTERS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0141970884     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.005442     Document Type: Article

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