Model for Rapid Reverse Determination of the Refractive Index Bulk Inhomogeneity of Thin Films at Oblique Incidence

Jian Yudong; Tang Jianxun; Wu Suyong; Tan Zhongqi

doi:10.3788/aos201636.0131001

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