title: Accurate determination of the optical performances of antireflective coatings by low coherence reflectometry.
abstract: We propose to use optical low coherence reflectometry to measure the reflectance of both faces of a plane substrate with one side coated in antireflective layers. We identify, through a detailed theoretical analysis, the optimum configuration and evaluate the expected sensitivity and accuracy of some realistic examples. Finally, we experimentally demonstrate the ability of this method to quantify reflection coefficients as low as 5x10(-7). That way, an accurate characterization of the performances, at 1550 nm, of antireflective coatings deposited on various plane substrates is achieved.
authors: Institut Fresnel, UMR CNRS 6133, Université Paul Cézanne-Ecole Centrale Marseille-Université de Provence, Domaine Universitaire de Saint-Jérome, Maseille Cedex, France. michel.lequime@fresnel.fr
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Lequime
authors: Julien
authors: J
authors: Lumeau