Optical constant determination of an anisotropic thin film via polarization conversion

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4445-4451

  Jen, Yi Jun ^a   Peng, Cheng Yu ^a   Chang, Heng Hao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

POLARIZATION CONVERSION; REFLECTANCE ANGULAR SPECTRUM; TILT ANGLE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34247190191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.004445     Document Type: Article

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