Self-assembled nanostructures for antireflection optical coatings

Yang Zhao; Guangzhao Mao; Jinsong Wang

doi:10.1117/12.577122

Self-assembled nanostructures for antireflection optical coatings

Yang Zhao^*, Guangzhao Mao, Jinsong Wang

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School of Engineering

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We report the first results of self-assembled nanostructures using colloids for antireflection optical coatings. Two-dimensional (2D) periodic nano-structures were made by using self-assembled 2D colloidal crystals on top of a transparent substrate. An atomic force microscope was used to evaluate the quality of the nanostructure. The feature size of the structures was around 105 nm. This sub-wavelength structure is equivalent to an artificial film on top of the substrate. The effective refractive index of the film is found to be around 1.3. Such a low-index materials is desired for anti-reflection coating to reduce Fresnal reflection. We have observed the reduced reflection from glass surfaces as well as enhanced transmission. Our calculated results agree well with experimental measurement.

Original language	English
Article number	61
Pages (from-to)	355-363
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.577122
Publication status	Published - 11 Jan 2005
Event	Information Optics and Photonics Technology - Beijing, China Duration: 8 Nov 2004 → 11 Nov 2004

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Antireflection
Colloids
Nanostructures
Optical coating
Self-assembly

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