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Optical coatings are deposited as thin-film multilayers of a variety of materials using specific deposition techniques. Coatings are applied to optical components that are intended for use at wavelength regions between UV and far-IR.
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Optical coatings are thin layers of materials applied to optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms, to modify their reflective and transmissive properties. These coatings are designed to enhance the performance of optical systems by controlling the way light interacts with the surfaces of the components.
Thin-film technology revolutionized modern life by enabling compact optoelectronic devices and smart coatings. Current applications include understanding the substrate conformation and crystal structure of thin films during synthesis processes and their correlation to physical and chemical properties, particularly to optical-related phenomena.
Part one explores the design and manufacture of optical coatings. Part two highlights unconventional features of optical thin films including scattering properties of random structures in thin films, optical properties of thin film materials at short wavelengths, thermal properties and colour effects.
Explains the strength and limits of material models for film design. Presents nanostructuring and material mixing to offer new degrees of freedom in coating design. Instructs to tailor optical material properties to an optimum relevant for the required specification.
