Reflectance optimization of inhomogeneous coatings with continuous variation of the complex refractive index

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

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-107

  Larruquert, Juan I ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; INHOMOGENOUS COATINGS; REFLECTANCE OPTIMIZATION;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

EID: 31344449544     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000099     Document Type: Article

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