Antireflective subwavelength structures on microlens arrays—comparison of various manufacturing techniques

Antireflective subwavelength structures (ARS) resembling nanostructures found on the cornea of night-active insects reduce the reflection of light by providing a gradual change in the refractive index at the interface. These artificial ARS have mainly been fabricated by a combination of conventional...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Pacholski, Claudia (VerfasserIn) , Spatz, Joachim P. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 22 December 2011
In: Applied optics
Year: 2012, Jahrgang: 51, Heft: 1, Pages: 8-14
ISSN:2155-3165
DOI:10.1364/AO.51.000008
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.000008
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-51-1-8
Volltext
Verfasserangaben:Claudia Pacholski, Joachim P. Spatz
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Antireflective subwavelength structures (ARS) resembling nanostructures found on the cornea of night-active insects reduce the reflection of light by providing a gradual change in the refractive index at the interface. These artificial ARS have mainly been fabricated by a combination of conventional lithography and reactive ion etching, which constrains their application to planar substrates. We report on the fabrication of ARS using three different techniques including bottom-up and top-down methods as well as their combination on microlens arrays (MLAs) made of fused silica. The optical performance of the resulting ARS on the MLAs is as good as ARS fabricated on planar substrates with increased transmission of up to 96% at certain wavelengths.
Beschreibung:Gesehen am 03.05.2018
Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:2155-3165
DOI:10.1364/AO.51.000008