Material Library
The material library is used to display information about existing materials as well as create new
ones. Material files shipped with FILMeasure have the file extension “.fibnk” and will only display
limited information. User created material files can be plotted on a graph or viewed in table form.
A new material may be entered into the material library manually if refractive index (n) and extinc-
tion coefficient (k) are known as a function of wavelength for the new material.
To create a new material file:
a. Select Edit>Material Library… menu item. The Edit Material dialog box will appear.
b. Click New… to create a new material.
c. Select the type of material you are ready to create (Metal, Semiconductor, Dielectric, Pho-
toresist, Other).
d. Optimize the functionality of the file by entering index values over the entire wavelength
spectrum of the system. The wavelength unit is nanometers. Enter index information every 20
to 50 nm, depending on the complexity of the data. In areas where n or k is quickly changing,
more densely spaced the points should be entered.