Ultralow reflectance metal surfaces by ultrafast laser texturing

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 5983-5988

  Iyengar, Vikram V ^a   Nayak, Barada K ^a   Gupta, Mool C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

BROAD SPECTRAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PROPERTY CHARACTERIZATIONS; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SURFACE OPTICAL; SURFACE REFLECTIONS; TEXTURED SURFACE; ULTRAFAST LASER PROCESSING;

SURFACE SCATTERING;

EID: 78149428172     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.005983     Document Type: Article

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