Optical Thin Films and Coatings 2e : From Materials to Applications.

Front Cover
 Optical Thin Films and Coatings: From Materials to Applications
 Copyright
 Contents
 Contributors
 Preface to the First Edition
 Preface
 Part I: Design and manufacturing of optical thin films and coatings
 Chapter 1: Recent developments in deposition techniques for optical thin films and coatings
 1.1. Introduction
 1.2. Early Processes for the Deposition of Optical Coatings
 1.3. The Energetic Processes
 1.3.1. Ion-Assisted Deposition
 1.3.2. Ion Plating
 1.3.3. Sputtering
 1.4. Cathodic Arc Evaporation
 1.5. Pulsed Laser Deposition
 1.6. Chemical Vapor Deposition 1.7. Atomic Layer Deposition1.8. Sol-Gel Processes
 1.9. Etching
 1.10. Other Techniques
 1.11. Conclusion
 References
 Chapter 2: Design of complex optical coatings
 2.1. Introduction
 2.2. Modern Numerical Thin Film Synthesis Techniques
 2.2.1. Fourier Transform Method
 2.2.2. Inhomogeneous Refinement
 2.2.3. Needle Method
 2.2.4. Global Optimization
 2.3. Manufacturability Issues
 2.4. Hybrid Design
 2.4.1. Waveguide Facet Coatings
 2.4.2. Structured Coatings
 2.4.3. Solar Cells
 2.5. Conclusion
 References
 Further Reading Chapter 3: Optical monitoring strategies for optical coating manufacturing3.1. Introduction
 3.2. Classification of Optical Monitoring Strategies
 3.3. Turning Point Optical Monitoring and Error Self-Compensation Effect
 3.4. Level Monitoring: Passive and Active Monochromatic Monitoring Strategies
 3.5. Monitoring by Swing Values
 3.6. Direct Broadband Optical Monitoring
 3.7. Indirect Optical Monitoring Strategies
 3.8. Conclusion
 References
 Chapter 4: Production strategies for high-precision optical coatings
 4.1. Introduction
 4.2. Basic Concept of Deterministic Production 4.3. Optical Broadband Monitoring4.4. Hybrid Thickness Monitoring Concepts
 4.5. Virtual Deposition System
 4.5.1. Deposition System
 4.5.2. Online Measurement System
 4.5.3. Process-Tracing Algorithm
 4.5.4. Application Example for a VDP Analysis
 4.6. Direct Online Correction Tools
 4.7. Design Stability in Production Processes
 4.8. Deposition Control of Coating Systems with Continuous Refractive Index Variation
 4.8.1. Production of Material Mixtures
 4.8.2. Deposition Control of Rugate Filters
 4.9. Conclusion
 References
 Further Reading Part II: Unconventional features of optical thin films and coatingsChapter 5: Complex materials with subwavelength inclusions for optical thin film applications
 5.1. Introduction
 5.2. Physics of Some Classes of Novel Materials with Subwavelength Inclusions
 5.3. Ceramic Matrix With Embedded Nanostructures
 5.3.1. Materials With Quantum Dots
 5.3.2. Nanoclusters in Periodic Arrays (Metamaterials)
 5.3.3. Effect of Small Random Disorders and Imperfections in Metamaterials
 5.3.4. Composites of Random Elements