Solution-processing of thick chalcogenidechalcogenide and metal-chalcogenide structures by spin-coating and multilayer lamination

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-317

  Zha, Yunlai ^a   Arnold, Craig B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG DISSOLUTIONS; BEAM COMBINING; CHALCOGENIDE MATERIALS; DATA STORAGE; HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEM; LAYER INTERFACES; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; PHOTO-INDUCED; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX INCREASE; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

COATINGS; LAMINATING; MULTILAYERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

EID: 84874180071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.3.000309     Document Type: Article

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