Implementing nonlinear optical components in nanoscale photonic devices is challenged by
phase-matching conditions requiring thicknesses in the order of hundreds of wavelengths …

This book provides a highly practical treatment of Glancing Angle Deposition (GLAD), a thin
film fabrication technology optimized to produce precise nanostructures from a wide range of …

Two different formalisms for the homogenization of composite materials containing
ellipsoidal inclusions based on Bruggeman's original formula for spherical inclusions can be …

Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) is a powerful technique for the characterization of materials,
which is able to probe in a sensitive way their nanostructure as well as to get rich information …

Direct laser writing via two photon polymerization has enabled previously unavailable
degrees of freedom in the additive fabrication of micro-to-meso scale structures. The …

We report on optical, structural, and magnetic properties of two substantially different cobalt
nanostructure thin films deposited at an oblique angle of incidence of 85 away from the …

Variable-angle and Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry are used to determine the
effective dielectric tensors of random and aligned silver nanoparticles and nanorods thin …

Unraveling the anisotropic optical properties of nanometer-scale structured thin films is of
great interest for both fundamental and applicative perspectives, but can be challenging and …

Generalized ellipsometry measurements were made using 12 orientations of a monoclinic
CdWO 4 crystal. Using these measurements and the associated analytical methods …

Optical properties of passivated metal slanted columnar thin films from cobalt within the
visible spectral region are reported. Glancing angle deposition is utilized to grow slanted …