Optical properties of amorphous carbons and their applications and perspectives in photonics

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3990-3996

  Patsalas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbons; Anti reflection coatings; Optical properties; Optical sensors; Photosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; CARBON-BASED; CHEMICAL FACTORS; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR; LASER PATTERNING; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; VACUUM CATHODIC ARC;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARBON FILMS; COATINGS; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMORPHOUS CARBON;

EID: 79953714230     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.202     Document Type: Article

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