Design, fabrication, and measured performance of anti-reflecting surface textures in infrared transmitting materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5786, Issue , 2005, Pages 349-364

  Hobbs, Douglas S ^a   MacLeod, Bruce D ^a  

^a TelAztec LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; CLEARTRAN; Infrared; Micro Structures; Motheye; Rad hard; Sapphire; SWS; ZnSe

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DURABILITY; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED TRANSMISSION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SAPPHIRE; THIN FILMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANTI-REFLECTION; CLEARTRAN; MOTHEYE; RAD-HARD; SWS; ZNSE;

TEXTURES;

EID: 26844521609     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.604532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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