A simple transmission-based approach for determining the thickness of transparent films

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-260

  Jena, Kailash C ^a   Hore, Dennis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 79951627772     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3533710     Document Type: Article

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