Determination of refractive index, thickness, and the optical losses of thin films from prism–film coupling measurements

Julien Cardin (1) , Dominique Leduc (1)

1 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique

We present a method of analysis of prism–film coupler spectroscopy based on the use of transfer matrix and genetic algorithm, which allows the simultaneous determination of refractive index, thickness, and optical losses of the measured layer.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Julien Cardin, Dominique Leduc. Determination of refractive index, thickness, and the optical losses of thin films from prism–film coupling measurements. Applied optics, 2008, 47 (7), pp.894-900. ⟨cea-00275172⟩