Nanoporous films with low refractive index for large-surface broad-band anti-reflection coatings

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Volumn 295, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 628-636

  Wicht, Gaëtan ^a   Ferrini, Rolando ^a   Schüttel, Stefan ^b   Zuppiroli, Libero ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ILFORD Imaging Switzerland GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti reflection coatings; Nanocomposites; Nanoporous films; Optics; Water soluble polymers

Indexed keywords

AR APPLICATION; BIO-CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; BROAD BANDS; GRADED INDEX; GUIDING SYSTEMS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH TRANSPARENCY; HYBRID POLYMERS; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; NANO-POROUS FILMS; NANOPOROUS LAYERS; POLYMER SUBSTRATE; SURFACE REFLECTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY; VISIBLE SPECTRA; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

LIGHT REFRACTION; MULTILAYER FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS;

PLASTIC COATINGS;

EID: 77954474428     PISSN: 14387492     EISSN: 14392054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mame.201000045     Document Type: Article

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