Optical characterization of extremely small volumes of liquid in sub-micro-holes by simultaneous reflectivity, ellipsometry and spectrometry

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 13318-13329

  Holgado, M ^a   Casquel, R ^a   Sanchez B ^b   Molpeceres, C ^a   Morales, M ^a   Ocana J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CONE SHAPED HOLES; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; REFLECTIVITY PROFILES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 35148861014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.013318     Document Type: Article

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