Light scattering from thin films with an oblique columnar structure and with granular inclusions

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 2009-2021

  Kassam, Samer ^a   Hodgkinson, Ian J ^a   Wu, Qi Hong ^a   Cloughley, Sarah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Columnar structure; Granular structure; Light scattering; Oblique deposition; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975647831     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.12.002009     Document Type: Article

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