Abstract

This paper discusses the spectral properties of multilayer interference systems formed by multiple repetition of a symmetric three-component period. It is shown that the number of different components of a period determines the maximum number of suppressed adjacent highreflectance bands, while the number of layers in a period determines the spectral position of these bands. Relationships are found that connect the refractive indices of the layers for which three adjacent high-reflectance bands are suppressed.

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