Antireflection optical coatings for the spectral range 400 - 700nm, 400 - 900nm and 800 - 1600nm

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1199-1205

  Honciuc, Gh ^a   Singurel, Gh ^b  

^a Prooptica   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Coating design; Optical coating

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COATINGS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

COATING DESIGN; GEOMETRICAL THICKNESS; HERPIN EQUIVALENT; OPTICAL CONSTANT;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

EID: 10944248355     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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