Band filters: Two-material technology versus rugate

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1190-1193

  Pervak, V ^a   Tikhonravov, A V ^c   Trubetskov, M K ^c   Pistner, J ^d   Krausz, F ^a,b   Apolonski, A ^b,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Leybold Optics GmbH   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION AND ELECTROMETRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATERIALS SCIENCE; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

BAND FILTERS; FABRICATED FILTERS; TWO-MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY;

NOTCH FILTERS;

EID: 34047105324     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.001190     Document Type: Article

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