Modeling of the frequency- And temperature-dependent absorption coefficient of long-wave-infrared (2-25 μm) transmitting materials

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 6913-6920

  Hahn, Daniel V ^a   Thomas, Michael E ^a   Blodgett, David W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PHONONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; FAR-INFRARED TRANSMITTING MATERIALS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; SCATTER MODELS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 27944478217     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.006913     Document Type: Article

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