New method for determining the optical constants by the angular modulation of reflectance

A new method is proposed here for measuring the optical constants of solids. The method is based on measuring the change of the derivative of reflectance with the angle of incidence Θ of p-polarized light for different Θ around the pseudo-Brewster angle. The accuracy of the method has been checked by determining the optical constants of some transparent and opaque materials. The method seems very sensitive to the presence of thin oxide layers and it is also expected to be useful in determining oxide thicknesses.