Antireflection coating with UV-protective properties for polycarbonate

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  Schulz, Ulrike ^a   Lau, Kerstin ^a,b   Kaiser, Norbert ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; ION BEAM ASSISTED DEPOSITION; SPUTTERING;

ANTI-REFLECTION; AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAYS; BREAKING STRENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH TRANSPARENCY; PLASMA ION ASSISTED DEPOSITION; SCRATCH RESISTANCE; UV-PROTECTIVE;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 50849127170     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.000C83     Document Type: Article

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