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Table A.1:

Definition of axis, angles, and other notations.

Notation
Definition
0 Subscript applying to the film medium.
1 Subscript applying to the medium above the film (air).
2 Subscript applying to the medium below the film (substrat).
(s) Superscript applying to the direction of polarization of the electric field
  perpendicular to the observation plane (x, z, $\vec{k_{j}}$)
(p) Superscript applying to the direction of polarization of the electric field
  in the observation plane (x, z, $\vec{k_{j}}$) and perpendicular to $\vec{k_{j}}$
z-axis Direction perpendicular to the surface of the film.
x-axis Direction both in the film surface and in the plane in which the wave vector $\vec{k}$ is.
$\hat{x}$-axis Direction both in the film surface and in the plane in which the dipole moment $\vec{p}$ is.
$\alpha_{j}$ Observation angle in medium j, between $\vec{k_{j}}$ and the z-axis.
$\theta$ Angle between $\vec{p}$ and the z-axis.
$\phi$ Angle between the $\hat{x}$-axis and the x-axis.
$\beta$ Angle between $\vec{p}$ and $\vec{k_{0}}$
$\psi$ Angle between $\vec{E_{0}}$ and $\vec{E_{0}^{\rm (p)}}$
$\tilde{n}_{j}$ Complex refractive index of the medium j.
nj Real part of the refractive index of the medium j.
$\kappa_{j}$ Imaginary part of the refractive indice of the medium j.
$\tilde{k}_{j}$ Complex wave vector in medium j.
$\vec{E}$ Electric field created by an electric dipole in an infinite medium.

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