Combination morphologies in sculptured thin films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5508, Issue , 2004, Pages 77-84

  McCall, Martin W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; VECTORS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION; RISE ANGLES; SCULPTURED THIN FILMS (STF);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 10844248449     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559625     Document Type: Conference Paper

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