Computational experiments on the design of antireflection coatings and an empirical expression for the minimum residual reflectance

Authors

  • T.V. Amotchkina

Keywords:

вычислительный эксперимент
просветляющие покрытия
задача синтеза
остаточный коэффициент отражения
эмпирические формулы

Abstract

A simple empirical expression for the minimum residual reflectance of antireflection coatings is proposed. The expression relates the minimum residual reflectance in the antireflection spectral range to the basic design parameters. The numerically and empirically calculated values of residual reflectance are in good agreement. An accurate qualitative analysis of the expression is given.

New computational technologies

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Published

2008-03-18

Issue

Vol. 9 (2008): Issue 1.

Section

Section 1. Numerical methods and applications

Author Biography

T.V. Amotchkina

Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Research Computing Center

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