International Online Forum about current problems and solutions in R&D thin films, coatings and surface technology based primarily in vacuum surface treatments (Surface Engineering, Industrial Coatings, Nanolayers, Nanomaterials and Nanostructured Coatings, Plasma Treatment,PVD, EB-PVD, IBAD, laser ablation, MBE,PLD,PACVD, CVD coating technology and related topics such as surface characterisation, vacuum techniques etc.).
This international Forum serves as a key forum for discussion of leading-edge surface science and engineering research and industrial applications from around the world. Forum Members Update: since the creation on 2002.12.28 there are already over 6000 members!
Gary, Prof Angus Macleod's book "Thin Film Optical Filters" (ISBN 0-07-044694-6) is widely acknowledged to be the "bible" for the optical coating industry.