Design Of High-Reflectivity Supermirror Structures

John B. Hayter; H. A. Mook

doi:10.1117/12.948743

18 January 1989 Design Of High-Reflectivity Supermirror Structures

John B. Hayter, H. A. Mook

Proceedings Volume 0983, Thin Film Neutron Optical Devices: Mirrors, Supermirrors, Multilayer Monochromators, Polarizers, and Beam Guides; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948743
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a new method of designing supermirrors, based on considering the contribution of each bilayer to the extinction in a given stack of bilayers, and derive and solve the discrete equations governing the choice of layer thicknesses. In the limit of zero layer thickness, the usual continuum result is recovered. The design, which can produce essentially perfect reflectivity over the entire supermirror range, also provides an objective physical mechanism for trading reflectivity to gain angular range.

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John B. Hayter and H. A. Mook "Design Of High-Reflectivity Supermirror Structures", Proc. SPIE 0983, Thin Film Neutron Optical Devices: Mirrors, Supermirrors, Multilayer Monochromators, Polarizers, and Beam Guides, (18 January 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948743

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