... traversed the optical thickness, nld, of the film. The total path difference, 2n1d, implies a phase 6 of amount 6 = (27r/X)@ath difference), and there- fore 6 = 4an1d/X. The portion of the ... layer known as the penetration depth A,. The London theory of superconductivity indicates that ( 10-34) 5 26 Optical Properties of Thin Films however, the wave propagates in the reverse ... perpendicular and parallel, to the plane of incidence. Through the use of the Maxwell equations with appropriate interfacial boundary conditions, the amplitudes of the components of the transmitted (&,l,...