Effective-substrate theory for optical reflection from a layered substrate

J. P. Landry; X. Wang; Y. Y. Fei; X. D. Zhu

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.25.002021

Effective-substrate theory for optical reflection from a layered substrate

J. P. Landry, X. Wang, Y. Y. Fei, X. D. Zhu

Physics, Applied Physics

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Abstract

We show that reflection of a monochromatic light from a semi-infinite medium covered with a stack of layered media is equivalent to that from an effective "semi-infinite medium" characterized by two distinct optical dielectric constants for the s-and p-polarized components, respectively. Such an effective-substrate approach simplifies the analysis of ellipsometry measurements of a wide range of surface-bound processes including thin-film growth and surface-bound reactions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2021-2028
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume	25
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.002021
State	Published - Dec 1 2008

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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Landry, J. P., Wang, X., Fei, Y. Y., & Zhu, X. D. (2008). Effective-substrate theory for optical reflection from a layered substrate. Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 25(12), 2021-2028. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.002021

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