Triple-layer Fabry-Perot absorber with nearperfect absorption in visible and near-infrared regime

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 25307-25315

  Shu, Shiwei ^a,b   Li, Zhe ^a   Li, Yang Yang ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FILMS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; METALLIC FILMS;

ABSORBER DESIGN; BOTTOM LAYERS; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MIDDLE LAYER; RESONANT LIGHT; THICK DIELECTRIC FILMS; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

INFRARED DEVICES;

EID: 84886390533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.025307     Document Type: Article

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