Calculation and measurement of infrared mass extinction coefficients of selected ionic and partially ionic insulators and semiconductors: A guide for infrared obscuration applications

Optical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 376-386

  Appleyard, Paul G ^a   Davies, Nigel ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrared obscuration; Mass extinction coefficient; Mie scattering; T matrix method

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INFRARED RADIATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROMETERS; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS;

INFRARED OBSCURATION; IONIC INSULATORS; MASS EXTINCTION; MIE SCATTERING;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 4444324822     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1637904     Document Type: Article

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