Multicycle AR coatings: a theoretical approach

Uwe B. Schallenberg; Ulrike Schulz; Norbert Kaiser

doi:10.1117/12.513416

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25 February 2004 Multicycle AR coatings: a theoretical approach

Uwe B. Schallenberg, Ulrike Schulz, Norbert Kaiser

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Proceedings Volume 5250, Advances in Optical Thin Films; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513416
Event: Optical Systems Design, 2003, St. Etienne, France

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A theoretical approach to design multicycle AR coatings with predetermined residual reflectance, bandwidth, and cycle number is presented. The approach uses a novel step-index concept involving symmetric or asymmetric quarter-wave layer sequences to substitute refractive indices which are less than a given low refractive index. These substitutions result in a chosen step-down index profile matching the refractive index of the substrate to air. Each step of the index profile is the origin of a cycle of the synthesized AR design. Multicycle AR designs for the visible region with bandwidths of 1.6, 2.0, and 3.0 are presented as examples.

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Uwe B. Schallenberg, Ulrike Schulz, and Norbert Kaiser "Multicycle AR coatings: a theoretical approach", Proc. SPIE 5250, Advances in Optical Thin Films, (25 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513416

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