Optical Thin Films: User Handbook (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM37)

Practical, user-oriented reference for engineers who must incorporate and specify coatings for filters, antiglare effects, polarization, or other purposes in optical or electro-optical systems design. It focuses on preparation techniques and characteristics of commercially available products and provides information needed to determine what type of filter is needed to solve a particular problem, what its limitations are, and how to care for it.

Contents

- Preface
- Introduction to Optical Thin Films
- Deposition Technology
- Performance of Optical Filters
- Designs Types
- Filter Performance and Measurements
- Substrates and Materials
- Future Prospects
- Appendix A: How to Specify Optical Filters
- Appendix B: Selected United States Military Specifications that Relate to Thin Film Optical Filters
- Appendix C: Basic Program to Calculate Thin Film Filter Performance
- References
- Index