Enhanced antireflecting properties of micro-structured top-flat pyramids

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 19304-19309

  Bouffaron, R ^a,b   Escoubas, L ^a,b   Simon, J J ^a,b   Torchio, Ph ^a,b   Flory, F ^a,c   Berginc, G ^d   Masclet, Ph ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^d Laser Solutions Unit   (France)

^e Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY;

ANTIREFLECTIVE PROPERTIES; BROADBAND ANTI REFLECTIONS; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; PATTERNED SURFACE; PHOTONIC BAND DIAGRAM; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL THEORY; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; LIGHT; MINIATURIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56149111422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.019304     Document Type: Article

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