Microstructure-related properties at 193 nm of MgF2 and GdF 3 films deposited by a resistive-heating boat

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1368-1374

  Liu, Ming Chung ^a   Lee, Cheng Chung ^a   Kaneko, Masaaki ^b   Nakahira, Kazuhide ^b   Takano, Yuuichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Tochigi Nikon   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER DAMAGE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTILAYERS;

EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE THRESHOLD (LIDT); SINGLE-LAYER COATING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645315495     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.001368     Document Type: Article

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