Design of reflection retarders by use of nonnegative film-substrate systems

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1637-1645

  Zaghloul, A R M ^a   Keeling, D A ^a   Berzett, W A ^a   Mason, J S ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ELLIPSOMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES;

ANTIREFLECTION DEVICE; CONSTANT THICKNESS CONTOURS; CONSTANT-ANGLE-OF-INCIDENCE CONTOURS; NONNEGATIVE FILM SUBSTRATES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 23444440615     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.001637     Document Type: Article

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