Sol gel antireflective coatings for astronomical optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3355, Issue , 1998, Pages 962-969

  Bohn, Jeffrey H ^a   Jones, Richard W ^a   Leist, Jon R ^a  

^a Cleveland Crystals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflective coatings; Broadband; Dielectric films; Lenses; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION; ANTIREFLECTIVE COATINGS; AR COATINGS; ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS; ASTRONOMICAL OPTICS; BROADBAND; BROADBAND APPLICATIONS; DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; FUSION LASERS; GLASS ELEMENTS; HIGH-ENERGY LASER SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL DURABILITIES; NEAR INFRA REDS; QUARTER WAVES; SOL GEL; SOL-GEL COATINGS; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ARGON; ASTROPHYSICS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC FILMS; FUSED SILICA; GELATION; GELS; HIGH ENERGY LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LENSES; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; SOLS; SPACE OPTICS; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTRATES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COATINGS;

EID: 62849098665     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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