Is nanotechnology a PLT sandwich?

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5218, Issue , 2003, Pages 29-39

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Columnar thin film; Goos H nchen shift; Nanotechnology; Optical beam; Optical pulse; Plane wave; Reflection; Sculptured thin film; Time delay

Indexed keywords

LIGHT REFLECTION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OPTICAL SENSORS; THIN FILMS;

OPTICAL PULSES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0344513155     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.502685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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