WO3/SiO2 composite optical films for the fabrication of electrochromic interference filters

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3346-3356

  Baloukas, Bill ^a   Martinu, Ludvik ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROCHROMISM;

ECONOMY AND SOCIETY; ELECTROCHROMIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; INTERFERENCE FILTERS; LOW INDEX CONTRAST; OPTICAL SECURITY DEVICE; TANDEM CONFIGURATION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84861823793     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.003346     Document Type: Article

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