ABSTRACT

Very common optical coatings are those that give the faint, reflected color to the lenses in cameras, binoculars, and spectacles. The thin metal layer that makes the difference between a mirror and a simple sheet of glass is an optical coating. But, optical coatings are used in many more applications-a particularly important current one being the s

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|74 pages

Basic theory

chapter 3|72 pages

Antireflection coatings

chapter 4|21 pages

Neutral mirrors and beam splitters

chapter 5|31 pages

Multilayer high-reflectance coatings

chapter 6|47 pages

Edge filters

chapter 7|91 pages

Band-pass filters

chapter 8|45 pages

Tilted coatings

chapter 9|69 pages

Production methods and thin-film materials

chapter 11|35 pages

Layer uniformity and thickness monitoring

chapter 14|33 pages

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