Abstract

This paper generalizes and systematizes the results of studies devoted to the development of the process of fabricating thermoplastic and combined frustrated-total-internal-reflection elements, with simultaneous formation of optical contact with a solid-phase object. In combination with the measurement technique thus developed, this makes it possible to quantitatively study solid objects with a complex shape and complex surface relief. A review is given of a commercial spectral apparatus based on thermoplastic and combined elements, and some examples are given of its use for investigating massive and disperse objects. © 2004 Optical Society of America

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