Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 35, Issue 4, 431001(2015)
Accurate Determination of Optical Constants of Amorphous Absorbing Thin Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
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Li Jiang, Li Pei, Huang Feng, Wei Xianhua, Ge Fangfang, Li Peng. Accurate Determination of Optical Constants of Amorphous Absorbing Thin Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2015, 35(4): 431001
Category: Thin Films
Received: Oct. 29, 2014
Accepted: --
Published Online: Apr. 3, 2015
The Author Email: Jiang Li (lijiang@nimte.ac.cn)