Freshly coated aluminum mirrors have excellent reflectivity at far ultraviolet wavelengths. However, reflectivity rapidly degrades when the mirror surfaces are exposed to atmosphere. In order to avoid this problem, freshly coated aluminum surface can be protected by over-coating of a removable volatile protecting coating. This protecting coating can be re-evaporated by controlled heating or by ...

Computer graphic reflection modeling techniques were used to study the surface reflection of paper. Models of the subsurface microstructure of paper were constructed and the reflection of light from these models was simulated using Monte Carlo methods. Measurements of the spatial distribution of light reflected from several paper samples were also taken. Factors studied that affect reflection f...

We report a home-built external cavity diode laser (ECDL), using a diode whose front facet is not antireflection (AR) coated, that has a mode-hop-free (MHF) tuning range greater than 140 GHz. We achieved this by using a short external cavity and by simultaneously tuning the internal and external modes of the laser. The general applicability of the method, combined with the compact portable mech...

The application of a few basic principles, some empirical data, and experience is applied to estimate the average residual reflection expected in an AR coating as a function of bandwidth, wavelength, overall thickness, substrate index, available coating materials, and number of layers. This can be a useful tool for not only the thin film designer but also the non-designer or system engineer to ...

Highly transparent and luminescent CaMoO4:Eu/Ag composite films were fabricated on glass substrates as multifunctional antireflective (AR) coatings. The films were deposited through a combination of a sol–gel dip-coating technique and a hot water treatment. With the addition of an aluminum source in coating solutions, the sol–gel-derived films underwent a remarkable microstructural change durin...