151. Influence of structural parameters to polarization-independent color-filter behavior in ultrathin Ag films
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J.Z. Jiang, Liu-San Wang, Shi Bin, Dongxian Zhang, Ye Ming, Qi Wu, Shumin M. Yang, Yuxiao Xu, Hans-Jörg Fecht, X. Li, Sun Libin, R. Z. Tai, Hu Xiaolin, Yaming Wu, and Jiawang Zhao
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Materials science ,Subtractive color ,Nanohole ,business.industry ,Additive color ,Polarization (waves) ,Surface plasmon polariton ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Optics ,Color gel ,Optoelectronics ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,business ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
Very recently, the subtractive color filters with transmission efficiencies of 60 similar to 70% at visible wavelengths, observed in ultrathin (30 nm-thick) Ag film with one dimensional (1D) nanogratings, have been reported, which fundamentally differ from existing additive color filters. However, subtractive color filters with ultrathin 1D Ag nanogratings are strongly dependent on the polarization of light source, which might be undesirable for many applications. In this work, we present polarization-independent subtractive color filters of Ag films with various two-dimensional nanohole arrays. The dependences of color filter properties on film thickness, hole array period and the ratio of hole diameter to period were systematically studied. We found that color filter properties strongly correlate with film thickness and hole array period, and are insensitive to the ratio of hole diameter to period studied here. Possible mechanisms are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- 2014