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2016

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Optical Characterization Of Anisotropic Interfaces, Renjie Hou Apr 2016

Optical Characterization Of Anisotropic Interfaces, Renjie Hou

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The understanding of optical properties of surfaces and interfaces are critical for the development of new technologies ranging from photonics to molecular electronics. Knowing for example the orientation of molecules functionalized onto a surface yields valuable information about the macroscopic properties of the resulting surface. The optical properties can be tuned using various strategies such as molecular functionalization or patterning of meta-structures that ultimately interact with light in a rational way. Advanced optical and spectroscopy methods allowing one to probe such surfaces are therefore key to correlate properties and surface functionalization.

In this thesis, multiple approaches have been taken to …