Further guidance for broadband antireflection coating design

Applied Optics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages C274-C278

  Willey, Ronald R ^a  

^a Willey Optical   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COATINGS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; POLYNOMIALS;

BROADBAND ANTI REFLECTIONS; COATING DESIGNS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL NUMBER; OPTIMIZE DESIGN; POLYNOMIAL EQUATION; SPECIFIC VALUES;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

EID: 79952801589     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.50.00C274     Document Type: Article

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