Thin Film Interference Calculator

Thin film interference is a phenomenon that describes the interference between light waves that are reflected by upper and lower boundaries of thin films, whose effect on the actual light itself is either a reduction or enhancement. Studying this phenomenon and achieving a quantifiable, parametrizable approach can be done using specialized software, such as Thin Film Interference Calculator. Just as its name aptly suggests, this application was designed specifically in order to allow you to simulate thin film interference, by adjusting the governing parameters.

As with similar software from Dorian Luparu, Thin Film Interference Calculator also comes equipped with a simple design, which facilitates straightforward handling. I found adjusting the values for the different parameters quite easy.

This is thanks to the fact that you’ll be able to set the values for the incidence angle, refractive index environment, refractive index film, as well as thickness, by either using sliders or manually inputting them, for a more precise take.

One great aspect of the application’s capabilities is that in addition to just simulating the resulting interference for the given set of parameters, it will also allow you to save the results for your processed simulations.

To that end, you will be able to either save the parameter set as a text file, highly useful when running iterative processing, as well as the graphical representation of the resulting interference, in image format.

This application provides a basic, reliable way of simulating thin film interference, with adjustable parameters, and dedicated tools for saving the results of the simulation.