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 …

The Mueller matrix is a mathematical description of how light is altered by an optical element
or a sample under study. It describes both intensity (irradiance) and polarization changes …

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 …

Polymer brushes on surfaces enable advanced material design. In the present contribution,
transparent and flat photoactive polymeric carbon nitride (pCN) thin films are employed as a …

Generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry is used to determine the form-induced birefringence
and monoclinic optical constants of chromium columnar thin films. The slanted nanocolumns …

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 …