Designed to give a concise but complete overview of the field, this book features contributions written by leading experts in the various areas. Topics include design, materials, film growth, deposition including large area, characterization and monitoring, and mechanical stress.

Natural Coatings.- Photonic Structures as Interference Devices.- Some Fundamentals of Optical Thin Film Growth.- Design of Optical Coatings.- Coating Materials.- Film Deposition Methods.- Large Area Deposition.- Characterisation and Monitoring.- Mechanical Stress in Optical Coatings.- Optical Thin Films for Micro-Components.- Optical Coatings for the DUV/VUV.- Multilayer Coatings for EUV/Soft X-ray Mirrors.- Laser Resistant Coatings.- Coatings for UV-Free Electron Lasers.- Optical Coatings on Plastics.- Interference Coatings for Ultrafast Optics.- Optical Coatings for Displays.- Optical Thin Films for Spontaneous Emission Control.