Theory and Application of Generalized Ellipsometry

Handbook of Ellipsometry

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 637-717

  Schubert, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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GENERALIZED ELLIPSOMETRY;

EID: 84882904157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-081551499-2.50011-3     Document Type: Chapter

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