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Thin-film coating tutorials

Worked examples for designing, optimizing, and analyzing optical coatings.

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The introductory path

Begin with the basic AR examples, then move into optimization.

  1. Diagram of a single MgF2 antireflection layer with incident and reflected ray paths 01 Tutorial 1 · 5 min How to Design an Antireflection (AR) Coating — A Step-by-Step Guide Design a single-layer antireflection coating for glass, derive the quarter-wave conditions, and verify the result in TFStudio.
  2. Diagram of a two-layer SiO2 and ZrO2 V-coat with its 550 nm reflectance minimum 02 Tutorial 2 · 7 min Designing a Two-Layer V-Coat for 550 nm Design a two-layer V-coat on N-BK7 with SiO2 and ZrO2.
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Foundations

Basic coating physics and designs that can be checked by hand.

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  1. 01 Foundations · Tutorial 1 How to Design an Antireflection (AR) Coating — A Step-by-Step Guide Design a single-layer antireflection coating for glass, derive the quarter-wave conditions, and verify the result in TFStudio. 5 min read
  2. 02 Foundations · Tutorial 2 Designing a Two-Layer V-Coat for 550 nm Design a two-layer V-coat on N-BK7 with SiO2 and ZrO2. 7 min read