Interference coatings are an essential part of modern optics. This book is designed to give a concise but complete overview of the field, with contributions written by leading experts in the various areas. Topics include design, materials, film growth, deposition including large area, characterization and monitoring, and mechanical stress. The authors also describe applications in astronomy, microcomponents, DUV/VUV, EUV/X, ultrafast optics, displays, and ultrasensitive fluorescence. Furthermore, laser-resistant coatings and coatings for free-electron lasers and plastic optics are covered. The book concludes with chapters on photonic structures as interference devices and on the brilliant world of natural coatings.

First book on optical coatings on the market Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Natural Coatings.- Photonic Structures as Interference Devices.- Some Fundamentals of Optical Thin Film Growth.- Design of Optical Coatings.- Coating Materials.- Film Deposition Methods.- Large Area Deposition.- Characterisation and Monitoring.- Mechanical Stress in Optical Coatings.- Optical Thin Films for Micro-Components.- Optical Coatings for the DUV/VUV.- Multilayer Coatings for EUV/Soft X-ray Mirrors.- Laser Resistant Coatings.- Coatings for UV- Free Electron Lasers.- Optical Coatings on Plastics.- Interference Coatings for Ultrafast Optics.- Optical Coatings for Displays.- Optical Thin Films for Spontaneous Emission Control.- Epilogue.- Biographies.