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Why are things reflective, absorbent, transparent etc? [duplicate]
What determines whether a material reflects, absorbs or transmits a certain wavelength of light? Just a layman's question.
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What formalism is used to model thin film optical coatings that function across a range of angles of incident light?
Thin film optical coatings [0] are atomically/molecularly thin layers of material applied to a substrate with the intent of affecting the optical properties of the substrate. For example, magnesium ...
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