Print ISSN: 1681-6900

Online ISSN: 2412-0758

Keywords : Thin film coatings


Determination of the Optical Constants of Thin-Film Coating Material Using Evolutionary Algorithm

Muhammed Abdul-Redha Hussain

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2010, Volume 28, Issue 15, Pages 4926-4938
DOI: 10.30684/etj.28.15.3

Anew mathematical procedure depends on the evolutionary algorithm has been proposed to estimate the optical constants (refractive index, extinction coefficient and thickness) of unknown deposited material on a defined substrate. The transmittance and reflectance experimental data are taken for two materials (Sc2O2 and Rh) with two different thicknesses for the wavelengths range (400-850 nm). The resulting optical constants and the theoretical transmittance and reflectance spectra are very close to the experimental data.