Birefringent Thin Films And Polarizing Elements

Author : Martin W McCall,Ian J Hodgkinson,Qihong Wu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783265374

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Birefringent Thin Films and Polarizing Elements by Martin W McCall,Ian J Hodgkinson,Qihong Wu Pdf

Birefringent Thin Films and Polarizing Elements (2nd Edition) includes the significant advances that have been made since the first book on tilted-columnar films was published. The major discovery of serial bideposition has led to a normal-columnar nanostructure with enhanced birefringence and in turn to nanoengineered handed films with properties matching the left-circular reflectors of scarab beetles. A second version of the Matlab software that accompanies the book includes algorithms for computing material, electromagnetic and optical properties of isotropic, birefringent and chiral films. A set of numerical and experimental examples chosen to illustrate and generate interest in these new fields will be of interest to graduate students and to researchers in optics. Contents:IntroductionPropagation in Biaxial Media:Propagation EquationsBasis VectorsTransfer MatricesReflection and TransmissionGuided WavesCharacterization of Anisotropic Films:Deposition of Basic NanostructuresForm BirefringenceHanded MediaContinuum MethodsEffective MediaAnisotropic ScatterFluid TransportMetal FilmsApplications of Birefringent Media:Linear PolarizersPhase RetardersBirefringent FiltersCoating ArchitecturesAppendices:PS SamplerBirefringent Thin Films Toolbox Readership: Graduate students and researchers in optics. Key Features:Mueller calculus, Jones calculus, and Berreman calculus are developed in parallel, with chapters devoted to propagation, basis vectors and transfer matricesTwo new chapters provide major additions to the first edition of the book. Handed Media describes the optical properties of nanoengineered and natural chiral coatings with many photographs illustrating the beautiful colours and unique polarizing properties of scarab beetlesContinuum Methods provides a powerful and elegant means of describing the reflection and transmission characteristics of periodic, particularly chiral thin filmsKeywords:Polarization;Thin Films;Optics;Electromagnetism;Chiral Films

Author : Krishna Seshan,Dominic Schepis
Publisher : William Andrew
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128123126

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Handbook of Thin Film Deposition by Krishna Seshan,Dominic Schepis Pdf

Handbook of Thin Film Deposition, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive reference focusing on thin film technologies and applications used in the semiconductor industry and the closely related areas of thin film deposition, thin film micro properties, photovoltaic solar energy applications, materials for memory applications and methods for thin film optical processes. The book is broken up into three sections: scaling, equipment and processing, and applications. In this newly revised edition, the handbook will also explore the limits of thin film applications, most notably as they relate to applications in manufacturing, materials, design and reliability. Offers a practical survey of thin film technologies aimed at engineers and managers involved in all stages of the process: design, fabrication, quality assurance, applications and the limitations faced by those processes Covers core processes and applications in the semiconductor industry and new developments within the photovoltaic and optical thin film industries Features a new chapter discussing Gates Dielectrics

Author : Russell Chipman,Wai Sze Tiffany Lam,Garam Young
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1037 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781498700573

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Polarized Light and Optical Systems by Russell Chipman,Wai Sze Tiffany Lam,Garam Young Pdf

Polarized Light and Optical Systems presents polarization optics for undergraduate and graduate students in a way which makes classroom teaching relevant to current issues in optical engineering. This curriculum has been developed and refined for a decade and a half at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences. Polarized Light and Optical Systems provides a reference for the optical engineer and optical designer in issues related to building polarimeters, designing displays, and polarization critical optical systems. The central theme of Polarized Light and Optical Systems is a unifying treatment of polarization elements as optical elements and optical elements as polarization elements. Key Features Comprehensive presentation of Jones calculus and Mueller calculus with tables and derivations of the Jones and Mueller matrices for polarization elements and polarization effects Classroom-appropriate presentations of polarization of birefringent materials, thin films, stress birefringence, crystal polarizers, liquid crystals, and gratings Discussion of the many forms of polarimeters, their trade-offs, data reduction methods, and polarization artifacts Exposition of the polarization ray tracing calculus to integrate polarization with ray tracing Explanation of the sources of polarization aberrations in optical systems and the functional forms of these polarization aberrations Problem sets to build students’ problem-solving capabilities.

Author : H. Angus Macleod
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351982245

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Thin-Film Optical Filters by H. Angus Macleod Pdf

Praise for prior editions "an excellent treatise of thin film coatings, explaining how to produce all sorts of different filters selected according to the function they are required to play... an indispensable text for every filter manufacturer and user and an excellent guide for students." ―Contemporary Physics "essential reading for all those involved in the design, manufacture, and application of optical coatings" ―Materials World "a must-have addition to the library of any optical thin-film theorist or practitioner" ―SVC News This book is quite simply the Bible for the field of optical thin films. It gives the most complete introduction to thin film optical coatings addressed to manufacturers and users alike. This fifth edition offers a complete update on current design, manufacture, performance, and applications. New topics include absorbers and coherent perfect absorbers, photonic crystals, and metamaterials for optical coating. The author has also made substantial additions on scattering, composite materials, wire grid polarizers, laser damage, and applications. H. Angus Macleod is President of Thin Film Center Inc., in Tucson, Arizona, and Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona. His professional honors include a Gold Medal from SPIE, the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal from the Optical Society of America, and the Nathaniel H. Sugerman Memorial Award from the Society of Vacuum Coaters.

Author : Olaf Stenzel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540231479

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The Physics of Thin Film Optical Spectra by Olaf Stenzel Pdf

The present monograph represents itself as a tutorial to the ?eld of optical properties of thin solid ?lms. It is neither a handbook for the thin ?lm prac- tioner,noranintroductiontointerferencecoatingsdesign,norareviewonthe latest developments in the ?eld. Instead, it is a textbook which shall bridge the gap between ground level knowledge on optics, electrodynamics, qu- tummechanics,andsolidstatephysicsononehand,andthemorespecialized level of knowledge presumed in typical thin ?lm optical research papers on the other hand. In writing this preface, I feel it makes sense to comment on three points, which all seem to me equally important. They arise from the following (- tually interconnected) three questions: 1. Who can bene?t from reading this book? 2. What is the origin of the particular material selection in this book? 3. Who encouraged and supported me in writing this book? Let me start with the ?rst question, the intended readership of this book. It should be of use for anybody, who is involved into the analysis of - tical spectra of a thin ?lm sample, no matter whether the sample has been prepared for optical or other applications. Thin ?lm spectroscopy may be r- evant in semiconductor physics, solar cell development, physical chemistry, optoelectronics, and optical coatings development, to give just a few ex- ples. The book supplies the reader with the necessary theoretical apparatus for understanding and modelling the features of the recorded transmission and re?ection spectra.

Author : Toralf Scharf
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470074367

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Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers by Toralf Scharf Pdf

Polarized Light in Liquid Crystals and Polymers deals with the linear optics of birefringent materials, such as liquid crystals and polymers, and surveys light propagation in such media with special attention to applications. It is unique in treating light propagation in micro- and nanostructured birefringent optical elements, such as lenses and gratings composed of birefringent materials, as well as the spatial varying anisotropic structures often found in miniaturized liquid crystal devices.

Author : Akhlesh Lakhtakia,R. Messier
Publisher : SPIE Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0819456063

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Sculptured Thin Films by Akhlesh Lakhtakia,R. Messier Pdf

Sculptured thin films (STFs) are a class of nanoengineered materials with properties that can be designed and realized in a controllable manner using physical vapor deposition. This text, presented as a course at the SPIE Optical Science and Technology Symposium, couples detailed knowledge of thin-film morphology with the optical response characteristics of STF devices. An accompanying CD contains Mathematica programs for use with the presented formalisms. Thus, readers will learn to design and engineer STF materials and devices for future applications, particularly with optical applications. Graduate students in optics and practicing optical engineers will find the text valuable, as well as those interested in emerging nanotechnologies for optical devices.

Author : Craig Hoffman,Ronald Driggers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3726 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351247177

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Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering (Print) - Five Volume Set by Craig Hoffman,Ronald Driggers Pdf

The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering provided a valuable reference concerning devices or systems that generate, transmit, measure, or detect light, and to a lesser degree, the basic interaction of light and matter. This Second Edition not only reflects the changes in optical and photonic engineering that have occurred since the first edition was published, but also: Boasts a wealth of new material, expanding the encyclopedia’s length by 25 percent Contains extensive updates, with significant revisions made throughout the text Features contributions from engineers and scientists leading the fields of optics and photonics today With the addition of a second editor, the Encyclopedia of Optical and Photonic Engineering, Second Edition offers a balanced and up-to-date look at the fundamentals of a diverse portfolio of technologies and discoveries in areas ranging from x-ray optics to photon entanglement and beyond. This edition’s release corresponds nicely with the United Nations General Assembly’s declaration of 2015 as the International Year of Light, working in tandem to raise awareness about light’s important role in the modern world. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact Taylor and Francis for more information or to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367; (E-mail) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062; (E-mail) [email protected]

Author : Nitaigour P. Mahalik
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540253777

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Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology by Nitaigour P. Mahalik Pdf

Micromanufacturing and Nanotechnology is an emerging technological infrastructure and process that involves manufacturing of products and systems at the micro and nano scale levels. Development of micro and nano scale products and systems are underway due to the reason that they are faster, accurate and less expensive. Moreover, the basic functional units of such systems possesses remarkable mechanical, electronic and chemical properties compared to the macro-scale counterparts. Since this infrastructure has already become the prefered choice for the design and development of next generation products and systems it is now necessary to disseminate the conceptual and practical phenomenological know-how in a broader context. This book incorporates a selection of research and development papers. Its scope is the history and background, underlynig design methodology, application domains and recent developments.

Author : Philip Baumeister
Publisher : SPIE Press
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Optical coatings
ISBN : 0819453137

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Optical Coating Technology by Philip Baumeister Pdf

Baumeister organizes this book around the key subjects associated with functions of optical thin film performance, and provides a valuable resource in the field of thin film technology. The information is widely backed up with citations to patents and published literature. The author draws from 25 years of experience teaching classes at the UCLA Extension Program, and at companies worldwide to answer questions, such as: what are the conventions for a given analysis formalism? and, what other design approaches have been tried for this application?

Author : Norbert Kaiser,Hans K. Pulker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540363866

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Optical Interference Coatings by Norbert Kaiser,Hans K. Pulker Pdf

Designed to give a concise but complete overview of the field, this book features contributions written by leading experts in the various areas. Topics include design, materials, film growth, deposition including large area, characterization and monitoring, and mechanical stress.

Author : Edval J. P. Santos,Renato P. Ribas
Publisher : The Electrochemical Society
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566774160

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Microelectronics Technology and Devices, SBMICRO 2004 by Edval J. P. Santos,Renato P. Ribas Pdf

Author : Tom G Mackay,Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781627054270

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Modern Analytical Electromagnetic Homogenization by Tom G Mackay,Akhlesh Lakhtakia Pdf

Electromagnetic homogenization is the process of estimating the effective electromagnetic properties of composite materials in the long-wavelength regime, wherein the length scales of nonhomogeneities are much smaller than the wavelengths involved. This is a bird’s-eye view of currently available homogenization formalisms for particulate composite materials. It presents analytical methods only, with focus on the general settings of anisotropy and bianisotropy. The authors largely concentrate on ‘effective’ materials as opposed to ‘equivalent’ materials, and emphasize the fundamental (but sometimes overlooked) differences between these two categories of homogenized composite materials. The properties of an ‘effective’ material represents those of its composite material, regardless of the geometry and dimensions of the bulk materials and regardless of the orientations and polarization states of the illuminating electromagnetic fields. In contrast, the properties of ‘equivalent’ materials only represent those of their corresponding composite materials under certain restrictive circumstances.

Author : David Clarke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527628339

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Stellar Polarimetry by David Clarke Pdf

Written by an experienced teacher and author, this must-have source for work with polarimetric equipment and polarimetry in astronomy conveys the knowledge of the technology and techniques needed to measure and interpret polarizations. As such, this monograph offers a brief introduction and refresher, while also covering in detail statistics and data treatment as well as telescope optics. For astronomers, physicists and those working in the optical industry.

Author : Tom G. Mackay,Akhlesh Lakhtakia
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031020223

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The Transfer-Matrix Method in Electromagnetics and Optics by Tom G. Mackay,Akhlesh Lakhtakia Pdf

The transfer-matrix method (TMM) in electromagnetics and optics is a powerful and convenient mathematical formalism for determining the planewave reflection and transmission characteristics of an infinitely extended slab of a linear material. While the TMM was introduced for a homogeneous uniaxial dielectric-magnetic material in the 1960s, and subsequently extended for multilayered slabs, it has more recently been developed for the most general linear materials, namely bianisotropic materials. By means of the rigorous coupled-wave approach, slabs that are periodically nonhomogeneous in the thickness direction can also be accommodated by the TMM. In this book an overview of the TMM is presented for the most general contexts as well as for some for illustrative simple cases. Key theoretical results are given; for derivations, the reader is referred to the references at the end of each chapter. Albums of numerical results are also provided, and the computer code used to generate these results are provided in an appendix.