FROM LIGHT-SCATTERING TO THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF THIN-FILM MULTILAYERS

被引:96
作者
AMRA, C
机构
[1] Laboratoire d'Optique des Surfaces et des Couches Minces, Unite de Recherche (1120) Associee au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Nationale Sup6rieure de Physique de Marseille Domaine Universitaire de St. Jer6me
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 28期
关键词
THIN-FILM MULTILAYERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; BULK INHOMOGENEITY; CROSS-CORRELATION LAWS; ISOTROPY DEGREE; REPLICATION FUNCTIONS; LOCAL DEFECTS; MEASURABLE BANDWIDTH;
D O I
10.1364/AO.32.005481
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
It is shown how light scattering provides a powerful tool for thin-film characterization. The introduction of a roughness isotropy degree permits the extraction of structural parameters of the stacks. Replication functions and residual roughnesses are given for TiO2, SiO2, and Ta2O5 materials produced by ion-assisted deposition and ion plating. Additional confirmation is given by measurements of scattering versus wavelength. The sensitivity of design to material and substrate effects is studied. At low-loss levels, surface and bulk phenomena are discussed together. Microstructure is characterized in the frequency bandwidth given by experiment.
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页码:5481 / 5491
页数:11
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