Thanks to resonant excitation of surface plasmons, SPR sensors including ferromagnetic thin films allow the enhancement of the magneto-optical response. MO-SPR structures with Au/Co/Au sandwiches are theoretically analyzed in transverse configuration. The influence of sandwich film thicknesses and layer order is discussed. The optimized geometry and corresponding feedback are specified.

Ni-Co/Cu multilayers have been grown by electrodeposition method from a single electrolyte (based on Ni(SO4).6H2O, Co(SO4).7H2O, Cu(SO4) and H3BO3) using galvanostatic control on titanium sublayers. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the multilayered structure with the nanometer thicknesses. Also, electron diffraction x-ray (EDX)  analysis confirmed the purity of deposited samples. ...

We present a new two-step white-light spectral interferometric technique to measure a nonlinear phase function of a thin-film structure. The technique is based on recording of channeled spectra at the output of a Michelson interferometer and their processing by using a windowed Fourier transform to retrieve the phase functions. First, the phase function including the effect of a thin-film struc...

The band gap and optical properties dielectric functions and optical constants of Ge thin films with various thicknesses below 50 nm, which were synthesized with electron beam evaporation technique, have been determined using spectroscopic ellipsometry and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The optical properties are well described with the Forouhi–Bloomer model. Both the band gap and optical proper...

An ultra-low anti-reflection optical coating on both surfaces of a plastic cover slip was studied for use in confocal image measurement. The optical reflectance at a wavelength of 632.8 nm was less than 0.1% when the coated sample was placed in a liquid having a refractive index of 1.34 close to the aqueous solution of the biomaterial. The highand low-index coating films, Substance-2 (PrTiO3) a...

Three distinct polymers were used as model in this study: poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), polyacrylamide (PAM), and (ethylene glycol) (PEG). These employed to make nanocomposites films utilizing solution dry casting techniques with varied loading ratios of Silver nanopowders (AgNPs) (0.1, 0.2, 0.4 wt. percent). The varying thicknesses (950 nm). diffusion NPs among the gaps polymer mix particles was...

rapid thermal processing (rtp) has become a key technology for semiconductor device manufacturing in a variety of applications, such as thermal oxidation, annealing, and thin-film growth. hence, understanding the radiative properties of silicon and other relevant materials is essential for the analysis of the thermal transport processes. we have analyzed and calculated the spectral, directional...

Pseudomorphic GaAs1−ySby quantum wells with 0.16 y 0.69 on (0 0 1) InP substrates have been grown using metal–organic chemical vapour deposition. High resolution x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analysis are used to quantify the layer thicknesses and compositions. Studies of the optical properties suggest that a transition from type-I to type-II band alignment occurs at an...

We report a breakthrough in the search for versatile diffractive elements for cold neutrons. Nanoparticles are spatially arranged by holographical means in a photopolymer. These grating structures show remarkably efficient diffraction of cold neutrons up to about 50% for effective thicknesses of only 200   μm. They open up a profound perspective for next generation neutron-optical devices with ...