Scanning white-light interferometer for measurement of the thickness of a transparent oil film on water

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 5202-5205

  Sun, Changsen ^a   Yu, Longcheng ^a   Sun, Yuxing ^a   Yu, Qingxu ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT REFLECTION; OILS AND FATS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS; WATER;

INTERFEROGRAMS; OIL FILMS; OPTICAL POWER; WHITE-LIGHT BEAMS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 25444453759     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.005202     Document Type: Article

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