Improved omnidirectional reflectors in chalcogenide glass and polymer by using the silver doping technique

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1789-1796

  Clement, T J ^a   Ponnampalam, N ^a   Nguyen, H T ^a   Decorby, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; MULTILAYERS; POLYAMIDEIMIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILVER;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; OMNIDIRECATIONAL REFLECTORS; SILVER DOPING TECHNIQUE;

GLASS;

EID: 33644799419     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.001789     Document Type: Article

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