Zeroth order Fabry-Perot resonance enabled ultra-thin perfect light absorber using percolation aluminum and silicon nanofilms

Mirshafieyan, Seyed Sadreddin; Luk, Ting S.; Guo, Junpeng

doi:10.1364/OME.6.001032

Title: Zeroth order Fabry-Perot resonance enabled ultra-thin perfect light absorber using percolation aluminum and silicon nanofilms

Journal Article · Fri Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Optical Materials Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.6.001032· OSTI ID:1266784

Mirshafieyan, Seyed Sadreddin ^[1]; Luk, Ting S. ^[2]; Guo, Junpeng ^[1]

Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Here, we demonstrated perfect light absorption in optical nanocavities made of ultra-thin percolation aluminum and silicon films deposited on an aluminum surface. The total layer thickness of the aluminum and silicon films is one order of magnitude less than perfect absorption wavelength in the visible spectral range. The ratio of silicon cavity layer thickness to perfect absorption wavelength decreases as wavelength decreases due to the increased phase delays at silicon-aluminum boundaries at shorter wavelengths. It is explained that perfect light absorption is due to critical coupling of incident wave to the fundamental Fabry-Perot resonance mode of the structure where the round trip phase delay is zero. Simulations were performed and the results agree well with the measurement results.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 2014-67022-21618; AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1266784

Journal Information:: Optical Materials Express, Vol. 6, Issue 4; ISSN 2159-3930

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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