Overview

Overview

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After the installation you can start SCOUT or CODE using the appropriate Start menu command.

Once started, SCOUT and CODE will look like this:

In both programs you can now use the File|Open command (or - alternatively - the Method button) to load one of the demo configurations.

The following examples are available up to now (please check our homepage for an updated list):

SCOUT

InP carrier concentration

SCOUT analyzes an infrared reflectance spectrum and adjusts the two parameters of a Drude model. From the obtained values the carrier concentration is computed and displayed.

Si epilayer thickness

SCOUT analyzes an infrared reflectance spectrum to determine the thickness of an undoped silicon layer on a doped silicon substrate. This classical example of IR semiconductor analysis is used to demonstrate how SCOUT can be configured for operation by unexperienced users.

AlGaAs: Optical constants and superlattice reflectivity

Using flexible interband transition models the optical constants of AlGaAs are computed for arbitrary aluminum content. The reflectivity of a double layer (which differ in their Al content from each other) which is repeated many times (on a GaAs substrate) is calculated.

SiOx layer on glass

Oxygen content and thickness of a SiOx layer on glass is obtained from transmittance and reflectance spectra. This example demonstrates the combination of the 'fit on a grid' and 'downhill simplex' fitting techniques.

CODE

Bragg filter: Optical design

This example shows how you can use CODE to investigate spectra and colors of optical filters.

Low-e-coating: Color variation with angle of incidence

CODE is used to investigate the dependence of the color of an optical coating on the angle of incidence.