Using Photothermal Deflection Techniques for Studying the Attenuations of Guided Waves Propagated in Optical Thin Films.

Abstract

A new experimental system, utilizing photothermal deflection techniques, does test measurements of guided wave propagation attenuation in optical thin films. Lessons are drawn from propagation attenuation in wave guidance optics in order to characterize the losses and qualities associated with high quality optical thin films. Experimental results clearly show that attenuation coefficients are capable of very sensitively and completely reflecting thin film properties and quality. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294203

Entities

People

  • Xu Liu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Intelligence
  • Climate Change
  • Coefficients
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microfiche
  • Modulation
  • Peak Values
  • Refraction
  • Scattering
  • Temperature Coefficients
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thin Films
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.