An introduction to optical window
Wyant College of Optical Sciences(University of Arizona)
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An introduction to optical window
This paper provides and introduction to optical windows. Several aspects of window design are discussed and simple equations to calculate window deformation effects are provided. Several materials that can be used for window substrates are presented and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The coating of windows is briefly discussed as well. The topics discussed here are only meant as an introduction to optical windows and only a few aspects of window design are presented.
