Ultra-sensitive detection of photothermal signals of thin films by using an optical amplification system

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2714, Issue , 1996, Pages 482-490

  Gu, S T ^a   Wu, Zhouling ^a   Diehr, Peter ^a   Lu, Y S ^b   Kuo, Pao Kuang ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical thin films; Photothermal deflection; Surface thermal lensing; Weak absorption measurement

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMPLIFICATION; FILMS; LASER DAMAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PROFILOMETRY; SOLIDS; SURFACES; THIN FILMS;

DETECTION SCHEMES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATIONS; OPTICAL THIN FILM COATINGS; OPTICAL THIN FILMS; PHOTOTHERMAL DEFLECTION; PHOTOTHERMAL SIGNALS; SENSITIVE DETECTIONS; SURFACE THERMAL LENSING; SURFACE THERMAL LENSING TECHNIQUES; WEAK ABSORPTION MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 5944258349     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.240368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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