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Ivan Ohlídal, Daniel Franta

Ellipsometry of thin film systems

Progress in Optics 41 (2000) 181-282

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  2. Franta D., Ohlídal I.,
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  3. Franta D., Ohlídal I.,
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  4. Zajíčková L., Ohlídal I., Janča J.,
    Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition of Thin Films from Tetraethoxysilane and Methanol: Optical Properties and XPS Analyses,
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  5. Ohlídal I., Vižďa F., Ohlídal M.,
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  6. Ohlídal I., Líbezný M.,
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  7. Ohlídal I., Schmidt E., Líbezný M.,
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