Large-area omnidirectional antireflection coating on low-index materials

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2584-2588

  Li, Ping Chun ^a   Yu, Edward T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; ANGLES OF INCIDENCE; HEXAGONAL LATTICE; LOW-COST PATTERNING; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; SUB-WAVELENGTH; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; QUARTZ;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84885450087     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.30.002584     Document Type: Article

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