top-cited in Applied Optics

The AMO-group has now carefully characterized four thin-film e-beam evaporated materials, namely, Ge, YbF₃, ZnS, and LaF₃. The team also applied appropriate dispersion models, determined optical constants of the materials and estimated stresses. The films exhibit excellent adhesion. It was found, that the thin-film material combination Ge/YbF₃ has the greatest potential for the production of broadband dispersive mirrors operating in the mid-infrared spectral range. The group reports about this research in Applied Optics. The paper is on the list of the 15 top-cited papers of the magazine.
Original publication:
Tatiana Amotchkina, Michael Trubetskov, Daniel Hahner, and Vladimir Pervak
"Characterization of e-beam evaporated Ge, YbF₃, ZnS, and LaF₃thin films for laser-oriented coatings"
Applied Optics 59, 40 (2020)