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

Julien Cardin (1) , Dominique Leduc (2)

1 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique
2 GeM - Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique

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 / photonique; Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]; 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. ⟨10.1364/AO.47.000894⟩. ⟨hal-00932923⟩