Ludvik Martinu

TL;DR: In this article, the growth of superhard ternary nanocomposite (nc)-TiN∕amorphous (a)−Si3N4 and quaternary nc−TiCxNy∕a−SiCN films was investigated in situ and in real-time.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on the development and extensive characterization of co-sputtered tantala-zirconia thin films, with the goal to decrease coating Brownian noise in present and future gravitational-wave detectors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings on metal substrates and methods of making the same are described. But the present paper relates to a preferred embodiment of a metallic substrate such as stainless steel or Ti alloy having a silicon material (such as an organosilicone, silicon nitride, silicon carbide or silicon carbon nitride) intermediate layer and a DLC layer, optionally doped with Si, deposited thereon.

TL;DR: Synthetic organic polymers (plastics) are increasingly used in optics for replacement of the traditionally used glass as discussed by the authors, which is stimulated by the beneficial properties of plastics, namely their high strength-to-weight ratio, ease of manufacture of desired shapes, suitability for mass production, mechanical flexibility when in the form of films, webs or fibers and relatively low cost.

TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and spectrophotometry was used to determine the refractive index depth profile of polycrystalline strontium titanate (STO) and lanthanum-modified lead zirconium titanates (PLZT) thin films.