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White light diffraction produced by a multi-domain monolayer made of 1 micron polysterene spheres in HCP packing. Victor Canalejas Tejero, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
01 Jan 2010
A thin film of silica sol-gel on a silicon wafer imaged with an optical microscope. The color gradient arises from the non-uniformity of the thin film thickness near the edge of the substrate. Andrea M. Armani, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
A thin film of silica sol-gel on a silicon wafer imaged with an optical microscope. The color arise from subtle changes in the film's thickness due to imperfections in the substrate. Andrea M. Armani, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Fringe pattern produced by the tilted wave interferometer when measuring an aspheric surface (full aperture).Eugenio Garbusi, Institut f�r Technische Optik, Stuttgart, Germany
A thin film polymer coating on a integrated waveguide. The waveguide broke, and polymer film is peeling off. Andrea M. Armani, University of Southern California
Is this some interference pattern? An array of trapped ions? No, it's a close up of an electric car recharging bay in central London! Jordi Mur, Inst. Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
This is a long-exposure photography of a Christmas carousel in front of the Natural History Museum in London. Jordi Mur, Inst. Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Dielectric breakdown within a nonlinear optical polymer. David A. Sweigart, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Md.
Delamination of a thin polymer film from a glass substrate. David A. Sweigart, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Md.