Application of constrained optimization to the design of quasi-rugate optical coatings

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 5103-5109

  Tikhonravov, Alexander V ^a   Trubetskov, Michael K ^a   Amotchkina, Tatiana V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DESIGN PROBLEMS; MULTILAYER DESIGNS; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; RUGATE FILTER; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; THIN LAYERS; TWO-COMPONENT;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 60749109278     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.005103     Document Type: Article

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