An Anti-Reflection Coating for Silicon Optics at Terahertz Frequencies

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 264-266

  Gatesman, A J ^a   Waldman, J ^a   Ji, M ^b   Musante, C ^b   Yngvesson, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; parylene; silicon; terahertz

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OLEFINS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THIN FILMS; TRANSPARENCY;

SILICON OPTICS; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

EID: 8744306304     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.856983     Document Type: Article

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