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

Appl Opt. 2008 Mar 1;47(7):894-900. doi: 10.1364/ao.47.000894.

Abstract

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.